The Hon. (Dr.) Nalinda Jayatissa
Hon. (Dr.) Nalinda Jayatissa clarified that a reference to having a school within a maximum distance of three kilometres should not be interpreted as constructing schools at three-kilometre intervals. He stated that the Prime Minister, in her capacity as Minister of Education, would respond in the following sitting week to questions raised by the Leader of the Opposition.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, even a small child knows the difference between a circle’s radius and its diameter. Saying “a school within a maximum distance of three kilometres” does not mean “building schools every three kilometres.” I do not know where that was heard. However, the Hon. Prime Minister (and Minister of Education) will respond in the next sitting week to the Hon. Leader of the Opposition’s questions.
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- Hansard, Friday, 10 October 2025 ·No. 22640 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. (Dr.) Nalinda Jayatissa. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 10 October 2025. No. 22640. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/13902