Its convener Najith Indika told Sri Lanka Mirror that the present administration was continuing with the Rajapaksa regime’s curtailment and privatisation of free education.

For the first time, levying charges has recently become legalized in the country’s schools, he charged.

Also, the issues at the Open University are yet to be addressed, while the Mahapola scholarship allowance has been brought down to Rs. 2,500 as per a UGC letter dated March 23, said the IUSF convener.