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Press briefing of Cabinet Decision taken on 2021-01-11
Establishment of the Pirivena Development Fund Act
- The Government makes an allocation of Rs.4,500 million per year, in respect of the Piriven education. At present, the Pirivenas have been classified and registered as Maha Pirivenas, Mulika Pirivenas, Vidyayathana Pirivenas, Bilingual Pirivenas, Special Pirivenas and Buddhist Seela Matha Education Institutes and, currently 62,240 students are studying at those institutes. With a view to conducting Piriven education in a more formalized manner, the proposal made by the Minister of Education, to take necessary action to establish a Piriven Development Fund, was approved by the Cabinet.