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

The Hon. B. Ariyawansha

Samagi Jana Balawegaya· Ratnapura· 23 January 2026 ·Oral question: Oral Questions: Heda Oya Irrigation, Thondaman Foundation, Schools, Hydropower, Sugar Factories, Ragama Town, Monaragala Lands, Badulla Cooperatives

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Hon. B. Ariyawansha raised concerns about disparities between well-equipped national schools in urban areas and under-resourced rural national schools, citing Kolonna National School and Embilipitiya National School as examples. He asked how the Government intends to urgently address facility deficiencies in rural national schools to meet parents’ demand for quality education.

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¶ 01 My first supplementary:

¶ 02 Near Ratnapura city, national schools like Gidellana Central College and Ferguson High School are well-developed. Colombo has fully facilitated national schools, but many rural national schools lack facilities—e.g., Kolonna National School and Embilipitiya National School. Parents want quality education. How will the Government urgently address deficiencies in rural national schools?

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Hansard, Friday, 23 January 2026 ·No. 23290 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. B. Ariyawansha. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 23 January 2026. No. 23290. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/14292