10th Parliament· 154 sittings on record · 30,475 speeches · latest 10 June 2026

Hon. Ravi Karunanayake

New Democratic Front· National List· 4 March 2026 ·Oral question: Oral Question: Government Printing Department Vacancies and Qualifications

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Hon. Ravi Karunanayake raised concern about vacancies and qualification gaps across the public service, citing the Government Press, Health sector, and Auditor-General’s Department. He asked whether this indicated systemic erosion and called for urgent modernization, seeking a clear response from the Prime Minister.

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¶ 01 Hon. Prime Minister, I observe widespread vacancies and qualification gaps across the Government service—Government Press, Health, even the Auditor-General’s Department. Is this not systemic erosion? We must modernize urgently. I seek a clear response.

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Hansard, Wednesday, 4 March 2026 ·No. 23360 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: Hon. Ravi Karunanayake. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 4 March 2026. No. 23360. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/13336