{"id":2557,"date":"2026-06-17T11:58:56","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T11:58:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tamilmail.lk\/english\/?p=2557"},"modified":"2026-06-17T11:58:56","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T11:58:56","slug":"cabinet-approves-modernization-of-126-school-hostels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tamilmail.lk\/english\/2026\/06\/17\/cabinet-approves-modernization-of-126-school-hostels\/","title":{"rendered":"Cabinet Approves Modernization of 126 School Hostels"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Colombo, June 17<\/strong> \u2013 The Sri Lankan Government has approved a major project to modernize <strong>126 school hostel buildings<\/strong> across the country after it was found that many of these facilities are in a deteriorated condition and have not received adequate maintenance.<\/p>\n<p>According to authorities, the poor state of the hostels has adversely affected students&#8217; educational activities, living conditions, and overall well-being. The initiative aims to provide students with a safer, healthier, and more conducive learning environment.<\/p>\n<p>Under the proposed programme, the Government will invest <strong>Rs. 1.008 billion<\/strong> to upgrade and modernize the hostel facilities between <strong>2026 and 2028<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The proposal was submitted to the Cabinet by Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education, <strong>Harini Amarasuriya<\/strong>, and has now received Cabinet approval.<\/p>\n<p>The modernization project is expected to focus on improving essential infrastructure, including accommodation facilities, sanitation, water supply, safety measures, and other basic amenities required for students residing in school hostels.<\/p>\n<p>Officials believe that the programme will significantly enhance the quality of life for students, particularly those who depend on hostel accommodation to pursue their education, while also creating a more supportive and healthy environment for learning.<\/p>\n<p>The project is scheduled to be implemented nationwide over the next three years as part of the Government\u2019s broader efforts to strengthen educational infrastructure and improve student welfare.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Colombo, June 17 \u2013 The Sri Lankan Government has approved a major project to modernize 126 school hostel buildings across the country after it was found that many of these facilities are in a deteriorated condition and have not received adequate maintenance. According to authorities, the poor state of the hostels has adversely affected students&#8217; &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2558,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2557","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tamilmail.lk\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2557","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tamilmail.lk\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tamilmail.lk\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamilmail.lk\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamilmail.lk\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2557"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/tamilmail.lk\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2557\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2559,"href":"https:\/\/tamilmail.lk\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2557\/revisions\/2559"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamilmail.lk\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2558"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tamilmail.lk\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2557"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamilmail.lk\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2557"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamilmail.lk\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2557"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}