Rs. 7,500 Allowance to be Provided to Sunday School Teachers

COLOMBO (News 1st) - The Cabinet granted its approval for the provision of an annual allowance of Rs. 7,500 to Sunday school teachers. 

The allowance includes Rs. 2,500 for uniforms as well. 

The allowance will be provided from next year onwards, as per a proposal put forward by the Minister of Buddhasasana and Cultural Affairs. 

The allowance will be provided to Buddhist, Hindu, Islam and Catholic Sunday school teachers. 

Although Rs. 5,000 was being provided to them under a previous initiative, that arrangement is no longer being implemented.