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EDUCATIONAL ZONES IN PUTTALAM DISTRICT: SCARCITY OF TEACHERS — The Hon. Gayantha Karunatilleka on behalf of the Hon. Chithral Fernando

17 December 2024 ·Procedural: Procedural: Ministerial Statement and Points of Order

Education
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Asked the Prime Minister and Minister of Education to provide details on the number of National Schools and Educational Zones in the Puttalam District, and the teacher vacancies in each zone by subject. The question also sought information on what measures would be taken to provide a permanent solution to the teacher shortage in the district, or reasons if such information or action could not be provided.

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¶ 01 asked the Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education: (a) Will he inform this House the - (i) number of National Schools situated within the Puttalam District; (ii) number of Educational Zones within the district concerned; (iii) number of vacancies that exist for teachers within each of the Educational Zones concerned in respect of each subject, separately; and (iv) measures that will be taken to give a permanent solution to the scarcity of teachers prevailing in the Puttalam District? (b) If not, why?

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Hansard, Tuesday, 17 December 2024 ·No. 1734685396083959 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: EDUCATIONAL ZONES IN PUTTALAM DISTRICT: SCARCITY OF TEACHERS — The Hon. Gayantha Karunatilleka on behalf of the Hon. Chithral Fernando. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 17 December 2024. No. 1734685396083959. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/18180