The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake
Bimal Rathnayake said the National Transport Commission’s “Sisuseriya” school bus service, currently operating 1,500 buses, is expected to expand to 2,000 buses this year, and requested that schools, particularly in difficult areas, be informed of its availability through the Ministry of Education. He also stated that amendments enabling NTC licence ownership transfers have been submitted to Cabinet, with the Gazette being prepared, and that transfers are expected to be possible within the next few months after Parliament passes the Bill.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Deputy Chairperson, as the Hon. Prime Minister stated, the National Transport Commission has been operating a school bus service named “Sisuseriya” for some time, with 1,500 buses currently. This year we expect to increase it to 2,000. If the Hon. Prime Minister could inform schools through the Ministry of Education, especially in difficult areas, that this service is available, it would be valuable.
¶ 02 Hon. Deputy Chairperson, regarding licence transfers raised by Hon. Jagath Vithana: this pertains to the National Transport Commission (NTC). We have submitted amendments to Cabinet; the Gazette is being prepared. Once Parliament passes the Bill, ownership transfers will be possible under the NTC. We expect this to be enabled within the next few months.
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Cite as: The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 7 March 2025. No. 1743066559006904. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/17970