The Hon. (Dr.) Madhura Senevirathna - Deputy Minister of Education and Higher Education
The Deputy Minister said teacher shortages persist by subject even in urban schools, alongside uneven deployment across the system. He stated that future graduate recruitments and teacher college intakes should be subject-based and vacancy-based, supported by a teacher balancing policy and an improved data system to track postings and transfers between National and Provincial schools. He also said the Ministry is reviewing school meal implementation with nutrition and health authorities and seeking a technical report to address gaps in provision and documentation.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 There is a shortage of teachers by subject, even in urban schools, and an issue of uneven distribution. Solutions include subject-wise recruitments in future graduate intakes and teacher colleges, and a proper teacher balancing policy. Data system gaps hinder accurate deployment; thus, we are updating the data system to track postings and transfers, including between National and Provincial schools. Recruitment must be both subject-based and vacancy-based.
¶ 02 On nutrition, we have discussed with the nutrition division whether school meal plans are implemented properly. Where gaps exist, we are obtaining a technical report in consultation with nutrition and health authorities to ensure proper provision and documentation.
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Cite as: The Hon. (Dr.) Madhura Senevirathna - Deputy Minister of Education and Higher Education. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 20 June 2025. No. 1751600792021434. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/1821