The Hon. (Dr.) (Ms.) Harini Amarasuriya
The Minister said the school’s development began under the “Nearest School is the Best School” project during 2016-2020 and that the Government is reviewing selected schools, many of which have incomplete construction. She stated that the plan is to ensure every child has access to a primary school within 3 kilometres, with clusters feeding into fully equipped secondary schools, while prioritizing schools where work has already begun. She undertook to examine the specific school, including any existing master plan, and said it would be considered if viable.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Thank you, Hon. Member. As you know, this school’s development began under the “Nearest School is the Best School” project in 2016-2020. We are currently reviewing the schools selected under that project; many face the issue of partial constructions halted midway. We are planning so that every child will have a primary school within a 3 km radius, and clusters of such schools will feed into a fully-fledged secondary school. We will not restart from zero; we will prioritize schools where work is partly done and proceed. I will look into this school; if there is a master plan and it is viable, we will certainly focus on it.
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Cite as: The Hon. (Dr.) (Ms.) Harini Amarasuriya. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 7 January 2025. No. 1736487038022510. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/15912