China to provide free school uniform material for 2026 View(s):The Chinese government has stepped in again to provide free school uniform material for students as a grant. Accordingly, all school uniform material for government and government assisted schools for 2026 will be provided through this grant, Deputy Minister of Education Madhura Senevirathna said. The government had earlier set aside over Rs 6 billion in the 2026 Budget to provide school uniform material for next year. Accordingly, a total of 4,418,404 school students are to be given free uniform material in 2026. Two vessels carrying the first batches of the uniform material are due at the Colombo Port in the next two weeks.
