Sajith vows to provide mid-day meals for students

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – New Democratic Front (NDF) presidential candidate Sajith Premadasa yesterday pledged to revive his late father Ranasinghe Premadasa’s concept of providing free mid-day meals and two sets of uniforms to children in all schools.

Mr. Premadasda who made this pledge at an election rally in Balangoda said he would find funds to provide these to school children by cutting down unnecessary expenditure.

“My late father got the idea of providing school uniforms free of charge to school children when he saw children going in torn school uniforms in Ratnapura itself. I am also making a similar pledge today in Balangoda. I will provide two sets of uniforms to all school children and also a free mid-day meal just like my father did,” Mr. Premadasa said.