Sri Lanka expands Student Insurance benefits to 2027
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The Cabinet of Ministers of Sri Lanka approved an updated Suraksha Student Insurance Program to run from September 1, 2026, to August 31, 2027. Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Higher Education, and Vocational Education initiated the program revision and implementation.
The insurance program will now cover students in government schools, approved private schools, Pirivenas (traditional monastic schools), and assisted special schools.
The revised program expands benefits to include up to 75,000 Sri Lankan Rupees for hearing aid repair and services. Students managing chronic conditions like chronic kidney disease and inflammatory arthritis can now claim up to 20,000 Rupees for medication. The program also offers coverage, again up to 20,000 Rupees, for tests screening for skin cancer, post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder, osteoporosis, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and HIV.
Additionally, the insurance now covers major joint replacement surgeries resulting from accidents and PET scans under critical illness provisions. Students who die in accidents during school-organized activities will have families eligible to claim 100,000 Rupees.
