Hon. Rajeevan Jeyachandramoorthy, M.P.
Profession: Principal
Speeches 63 #79 of 225·#35 in party
Attendance 7/8 days present (of recorded)
Top topic Justice & Human Rights 17 speeches
Last spoke 10 June 2026 in Debate
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36 sittings · counts only, no scoring.
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AI summary AI-assigned tags, 1–3 per speech. Counts only — not a score.
Speech history
63 speeches- 24 July 2025 AI summary Rajeevan Jeyachandramoorthy argued that education reform should go beyond curriculum changes to create a humane, values-based, multilingual system with improved infrastructure, trained human resources, employability pathways and reduced examination pressure. He highlighted low Grade 3 literacy and numeracy levels in the Northern and Eastern Provinces, calling for special attention to Tamil students and vocational training options for students unable to pass O/L examinations. He also raised concerns about language barriers in public services, inequitable school resources, and teacher transfer practices in the North and East, urging reforms to address staffing, district-level teacher cadres and basic facilities. Adjournment Debate: Proposed Educational Reforms (continued) EducationEthnic Reconciliation & Devolution Read →
- 24 July 2025 AI summary Rajeevan Jeyachandramoorthy raised concerns about Development Officers, Management Assistants and Technical Assistants in the Northern Province, noting that some officers appointed to Mullaitivu, Kilinochchi, Vavuniya and Mannar have served far from home for long periods while transfers within nearby Jaffna areas are granted. He asked whether a formal transfer system exists for these categories, and if not, whether one will be established, also highlighting that Technical Assistants serving since 2014 have not received officer-grade placements and continue to perform combined duties. Oral Question: Foreign Graduate Appointments (Q.7) Employment Read →
- 24 July 2025 AI summary Rajeevan Jeyachandramoorthy asked why graduates with foreign degrees who received appointment letters during the good governance period, and in some cases assumed duties at Divisional Secretariats, were later rejected from graduate appointments. He noted that over 4,000 such graduates had served during COVID with official identity cards and submitted required documents, and questioned whether it was unjust to deny them appointments while foreign-trained medical graduates can enter government service. Oral Question: Foreign Graduate Appointments (Q.7) Corruption & Governance ReformEmploymentJustice & Human Rights Read →
- 24 July 2025 AI summary Rajeevan Jeyachandramoorthy asked the Minister of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government about the revocation of Development Officer appointments granted to foreign university graduates under the previous Government. He sought the reasons for the revocations, remedies for affected graduates, assurances on non-discriminatory future public sector recruitment, and a solution for those now over the age limit despite being eligible at the time of recruitment in 2020. Oral Question: Foreign Graduate Appointments (Q.7) Justice & Human RightsEmployment Read →
- 24 July 2025 AI summary A petition was presented on behalf of Mr. M. Uthayasiri of Amman Road, Kantharmadam, Jaffna. No further details on the petition’s subject were provided. Petitions: Citizens' petitions presented Parliamentary Procedure Read →
- 9 July 2025 AI summary Rajeevan Jeyachandramoorthy began to raise a second supplementary question concerning Jaffna Teaching Hospital, noting that it is the only teaching hospital in the Northern Province. The excerpt provided ends before the substantive question or proposal is stated. Oral Question: Velanai DS Division Post Office (Q.950/2025) HealthcareInfrastructure Read →
- 9 July 2025 AI summary Rajeevan Jeyachandramoorthy raised a supplementary question to the Minister about the absence of permanent post office buildings in multiple locations in the Northern Province. He noted that land had already been identified in Kaithady, Pandatharippu, Point Pedro, Kayts, and Kankesanthurai, and sought attention to why permanent buildings had still not been provided. Oral Question: Velanai DS Division Post Office (Q.950/2025) Infrastructure Read →
- 8 July 2025 AI summary Rajeevan Jeyachandramoorthy supported Sugath Wasantha de Silva’s adjournment motion on persons with disabilities and called for Parliament to model inclusion. He urged respect, priority in employment, relief, housing, and educational support for persons with disabilities, particularly those affected by the war in the North and East, including Tamil, Sinhalese, and other communities. He said the Government should build a society where persons with disabilities can live on equal terms. Adjournment Debate: Employment for Persons with Disabilities EmploymentWomen & ChildrenEthnic Reconciliation & Devolution Read →
- 20 June 2025 AI summary Hon. Rajeevan Jeyachandramoorthy moved an Adjournment Motion raising concerns about the effectiveness, accountability and legal clarity of District Coordinating Committee decisions. He said DCC resolutions are often not monitored, inadequately implemented or disregarded, and that uncertainty over their legal authority weakens accountability among State agencies. He proposed a national monitoring framework with periodic reports to Parliament, a review and possible amendment of the legal framework, oversight by the District Secretary or an independent body, and quarterly implementation reports for MPs. Adjournment Motion: District Coordinating Committees - Effectiveness, Accountability and Legal Clarity of Decisions Public FinanceCorruption & Governance ReformParliamentary Procedure Read →
- 20 June 2025 AI summary Rajeevan Jeyachandramoorthy raised a point of order to reject a claim by Hon. Archchuna that he had made false campaign promises to graduates and deceived them. He stated that the NPP Government had met graduates, explained the country’s situation and employment issues, and had not misled them for votes. Debate: Stamp Duty (Special Provisions) Act Order and Imports and Exports (Control) Act Regulations Parliamentary Procedure Read →
- 6 June 2025 AI summary Rajeevan Jeyachandramoorthy raised concerns about women’s safety, citing recent incidents in Vavuniya involving the decapitation of a woman and the death of a female government officer in a fire. He argued that empowering women would support economic growth, reduce State expenditure, and lessen reliance on subsidies, while thanking the Minister for the responses given. Adjournment: Adjournment Motion and Questions Cost of LivingWomen & Children Read →
- 6 June 2025 AI summary Hon. Rajeevan Jeyachandramoorthy raised Adjournment Questions to the Minister of Women and Child Affairs on low female labour force participation, citing World Bank 2024 data that only 31.6 percent of Sri Lankan women participate in the workforce despite women comprising about 52 percent of the population. He asked what policies, funding, social protection, vocational training, and livelihood programmes are in place or planned, particularly for rural areas, the war-affected North and East, female-headed households, and women entrepreneurs. He also requested consideration of concessional two-wheelers, loan schemes, and part-time work opportunities to support women’s economic participation. Adjournment: Adjournment Motion and Questions Ethnic Reconciliation & DevolutionWomen & ChildrenEmployment Read →
- 22 May 2025 AI summary Rajeevan Jeyachandramoorthy raised a point of order objecting to another Member’s attempt to distinguish between the SVP and the National People’s Power. He stated that his concern related to development in the Northern Province and criticized efforts to divert the discussion from that matter. Adjournment Motion: Empowerment of Small and Medium Exporters in Northern Province Parliamentary Procedure Read →
- 22 May 2025 AI summary Hon. Rajeevan Jeyachandramoorthy moved an Adjournment Motion calling for Government action to develop export-oriented SMEs and cottage industries in the Northern Province, particularly in agriculture, fisheries and palmyrah-based products. He cited lack of export awareness, infrastructure, market access, training and supply-chain support as barriers, and requested programmes for quality improvement, technology, transport and export-market strategy. He noted post-war economic disparities, including the North’s low GDP contribution, while referencing ongoing Government projects such as industrial estates, saltern and factory development, cassava cultivation for export, sports infrastructure and a proposed palmyrah triangle. Adjournment Motion: Empowerment of Small and Medium Exporters in Northern Province Public FinanceInfrastructureAgriculture Read →
- 22 May 2025 AI summary Hon. Rajeevan Jeyachandramoorthy briefly informed the House that the supplementary question would be asked by Hon. Mayilvaganam Jegatheeswaran. No policy argument or substantive proposal was made. Oral Question: Teachers' Colleges Training Programme (Q.2/2025) Parliamentary Procedure Read →
- 9 April 2025 AI summary A petition was presented on behalf of Mr. Subramaniam Nagarasa of Colombo 06. No further details of the petition’s subject matter were provided. Petitions Presented Parliamentary Procedure Read →
- 10 March 2025 AI summary Hon. Rajeevan Jeyachandramoorthy supported the Education Ministry allocation, citing Rs. 271 billion for eight months and outlining government plans for sports schools, preschool teacher pay increases, school infrastructure improvements, curriculum reform, and major teacher and education service recruitments from 2025. He highlighted poor sanitation and water facilities in teacher training institutions, disparities between elite and rural schools, and lower employability among graduates of Eastern and Jaffna Universities due to course-market mismatch. He also requested intervention to issue long-delayed original certificates for teacher trainees who completed training between 2010 and 2016. Appropriation Bill, 2025 – Seventeenth Allotted Day – Committee Stage EducationPublic FinanceEmployment Read →
- 5 March 2025 AI summary Rajeevan Jeyachandramoorthy moved an Adjournment Motion highlighting rising drug addiction, drug smuggling and gang violence in Jaffna, with particular concern for youth, women, girls and schoolchildren. He said heroin and other illicit substances, inadequate rehabilitation facilities and criminal gangs were contributing to theft, robbery, violence and public insecurity. He called for investment in rehabilitation programmes, stronger law enforcement and community support systems, and proposed a long-term monitoring mechanism involving the Provincial Governor, District Development Committee Chair, District Secretary, Police and grassroots leaders to coordinate action against drug distribution and use. Adjournment Motion: Jaffna - Social Impact of Drug Addiction Among Youth Law & OrderSecurity & DefenceWomen & Children Read →
- 5 March 2025 AI summary Rajeevan Jeyachandramoorthy highlighted the continuing social, economic and psychological impacts of war on civilians, including poverty, inflation and displacement. He proposed village-level employment and cottage industries based on local resources, implemented through relevant ministries with MPs’ support. He requested the Universities of Jaffna and Vavuniya to submit project proposals to the Government, stating that he would seek Budget funding to train rural communities and create stable incomes. Appropriation Bill, 2025 – Committee Stage Continued: Heads 124, 151, 331 EmploymentEthnic Reconciliation & DevolutionInfrastructure Read →
- 5 March 2025 AI summary Rajeevan Jeyachandramoorthy urged modernization of the Sea-Nor boat and gear facilities in Karainagar and Gurunagar, with Government and foreign partner funding, and called for fish processing and value-addition factories in the North to improve fishermen’s incomes. He highlighted the damage caused by illegal Indian bottom trawling in northern waters, citing large daily and annual losses to local fishers, environmental destruction, and reduced fish stocks, and asked for action to protect livelihoods and increase fish production. He also raised concerns about malnutrition and multidimensional vulnerability in the North, linking improved fisheries to better protein intake, GDP, and foreign exchange. On social security, he noted vulnerable groups affected by war, poverty, disability, addiction, and female-headed households, called for fairer “Aswesuma” beneficiary selection, and requested stronger social protection, infrastructure, and support for small entrepreneurs. Appropriation Bill, 2025 – Committee Stage Continued: Heads 124, 151, 331 AgricultureInfrastructureCost of Living Read →