School children to receive free health cover in SL

The Cabinet of ministers has approved health insurance cover for school children.

According to a statement released by the Cabinet, Budget 2017 proposed to provide a free insurance cover of LKR200,000 for 4.5 million school children in the age of 5-19 years and allocated LKR2,700 million for the purpose.

The Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation Ltd. will implement the project subject to an annual premium of LKR2,348 million, as recommended by the Cabinet Appointed Procurement Committee, stated a report in the Sunday Times.