Free sanitary napkins for school girls from next year: Susil

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BY YOHAN PERERA AND AJITH SIRIWARDANA

Parliament Nov. 27 (Daily Mirror) - Arrangements have been made to provide sanitary napkins to girls in schools from next year, Minister of Education Susil Premajayantha informed Parliament today.

The Minister said the programme would be a corporate social responsibility (CSR) project.

"Sanitary napkins will be given to 300,000 girls as a pilot project. Around one million girl children will be given sanitary napkins later," the Minister said.

Comments - 16

Jan Monday, 27 November 2023 10:54 AM

Start from the rural areas where there minimal resources and full of poverty

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Mervyn Monday, 27 November 2023 10:55 AM

Collecting votes. Wonder if the mid day meal is still functional

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Nihal Amarasekera Monday, 27 November 2023 11:37 AM

Ridiculed S when he came up with the idea sometime back, isn’t it

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Mahila Monday, 27 November 2023 01:58 PM

These guys are worse than Pavement Hawkers in Pettah

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Nimal weerasinghe Monday, 27 November 2023 12:23 PM

this beggar wakes up from sleep, once told starting English medium, then food, now sanitary napkins, what more till next elections

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Karalasingam Sivalingam Monday, 27 November 2023 12:35 PM

Good deed, in deed.

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dinesh Monday, 27 November 2023 12:42 PM

trying to win elections with sanitry pads...after destroying the parents livelihood to provide for their children.

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Bandu Monday, 27 November 2023 12:46 PM

When Sajith proposed this in 2019 because Scotland and some other countries did it, this same Joker Minister and his party SLPP ridiculed Sajith and even called him PadMan. Oh how the tables turn.

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Grace Monday, 27 November 2023 12:58 PM

Used sanitary napkins should be put in separate bins and disposed appropriately. Please make arrangements are made accordingly.

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Sandy Monday, 27 November 2023 01:13 PM

Provide sanitary napkins made from eco friendly materials otherwise disposal would become a problem

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Mohan Monday, 27 November 2023 01:22 PM

Padman 2. The new superhero in town. (Just for fun. I appreciate the initiative)

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cineha Monday, 27 November 2023 01:30 PM

Now get away from this "free" culture and political gimmicks. If you really care about this, simply make this item and raw material to produce the same totally duty free. That will make things affordable to every one.

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Mahila Monday, 27 November 2023 02:04 PM

You said no time to deal with anything other than education, requested salary anomalies to be addressed by PC's, who don't have access to direct revenue, YOU NOW SHOWING INTEREST IN STUDENT'S SANITARY NAPKINS!!!??? WHY DON'T YOU LEAVE THAT TO THE PC's!!!??? NOW INTERESTED IN VOTES!!!??? Self-Serving Crooked Politicians!!???

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Parents Monday, 27 November 2023 08:28 PM

Didn't they look after this need all this time?? After all it's a natural, normal thing! Haven't you seen the other many, more important needs of these children??

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Tissa Fernando Tuesday, 28 November 2023 06:48 AM

Giving everything free , what a waste of money. These girls have got enough money for their salon visits and designer clothes. Some company that manufactures sanity items will benefit.

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Buddhist Tuesday, 28 November 2023 05:41 PM

Like every other promise of Ranil, this too will come in the future, which has been coming for so many years, and will never arrive.

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