The Hon. (Dr.) Harini Amarasuriya - Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education
The Prime Minister stated that the Government has begun programmes to improve professionalism and qualifications in the public service, including MoUs and training opportunities with India and Singapore for serving officers. She also said high-performing A/L students will be funded to study critical fields at leading international universities, with the expectation that they return to serve the country.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Agreed. Therefore, we have commenced programmes to enhance professionalism and qualifications in the public service—for example, MoUs and training opportunities with India and Singapore for in-service officers. Further, high performers at A/Ls are being selected to be trained at top global universities at Government expense in critical fields required by the country, with the expectation they will serve on return.
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- Hansard, Wednesday, 4 March 2026 ·No. 23360 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. (Dr.) Harini Amarasuriya - Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 4 March 2026. No. 23360. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/13342