The Hon. Sivagnanam Shritharan
Sivagnanam Shritharan thanked the Prime Minister for responding on efforts to make the National Institute of Education autonomous, while noting that no specific timeline had been given. He urged that the appointment of a Principal to the Institute be conducted through an open, transparent application process rather than through an internal appointment. He also highlighted the difficulties faced by people from the North and East in accessing national management and diploma courses offered at the Maharagama-based Institute.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Prime Minister, first I thank you for listening properly and providing answers. Though you did not state a precise timeline for making this Institute autonomous, you said efforts are underway, which is welcome.
¶ 02 Now, efforts are on to appoint a Principal to the Institute. The current head is temporary. I urge you to call for open applications and appoint transparently, rather than offering it internally to those already working there. Please invite applications from qualified candidates openly and appoint accordingly.
¶ 03 Also, Hon. Prime Minister, the National Institute of Education, Maharagama, is the only national education institute. When it offers management or diploma courses nationally, people from the North and East face many hardships.
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Cite as: The Hon. Sivagnanam Shritharan. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 3 June 2025. No. 1750149440002739. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/10072