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President ordered to resume ‘Suraksha’ again

By Sahan Rathanasekara

May 19, 2024

President Ranil Wickramasinghe has instructed to resume the temporarily suspended “Suraksha” student insurance.

According to the President’s Office, all school students across the island will be able to receive benefits under this insurance from the first week of June.

In relation to this, the Cabinet recently approved the Joint Cabinet Memorandum presented by President Ranil Wickremesinghe as the Minister of Finance, Economic Stabilization and National Policy and Education Minister Dr. Susil Premajayantha.

‘Suraksha’ insurance benefit program was temporarily suspended due to the economic crisis.