7 years for Mahinda Chinthanaya – 40,000 children receive no education

SUNDAY, 16 DECEMBER 2012

A survey conducted by the Department of Probation and Child Care Services reveal nearly 40,000 children in Sri Lanka do not receive any education due to severe economic hardships and   nutrient deficiencies.

The survey had been carried out throughout the island says the Commissioner of Department of Probation and Child Care Services Ms. Yamuna Perera.

About 75% of these children did not attended school 10 days every month and number of children do not attend schools on certain months she added.