<P> As Minister of Education Kannagara was placed in charge of implementing the recommendations . Among the reforms he introduced , which came into operation on 1 October 1945 , were to make education free of charge for all students , to ensure that every student was provided with instruction in the religion of his / her parents , to prevent teachers from been exploited by managers of schools by having their wages paid directly by the government and to make adequate provisions for adult education in the country . </P>
<P> As Minister of Education Kannagara was placed in charge of implementing the recommendations . Among the reforms he introduced , which came into operation on 1 October 1945 , were to make education free of charge for all students , to ensure that every student was provided with instruction in the religion of his / her parents , to prevent teachers from been exploited by managers of schools by having their wages paid directly by the government and to make adequate provisions for adult education in the country . </P>
when was free education introduced in sri lanka
when was free education introduced in sri lanka
1 October 1945
1 October 1945