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The Hon. Sajith Premadasa

Samagi Jana Balawegaya· Colombo· 11 March 2025 ·Procedural: Procedural Matters: Standing Order 27(2) Question on Graduate Unemployment

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Sajith Premadasa questioned why the Government needed more time to respond on providing employment for 35,000 unemployed graduates, arguing that the issue should have been addressed in the Budget. He asked whether the absence of an immediate answer indicated that the graduates’ unemployment crisis had been ignored in budget planning.

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¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, we have always granted reasonable time when requested. My question is about providing jobs to 35,000 unemployed graduates. The Budget has been presented; such a solution should be included. Why is more time needed to answer—have you ignored this crisis in the Budget?

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Hansard, Tuesday, 11 March 2025 ·No. 1743759139093629 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Sajith Premadasa. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 11 March 2025. No. 1743759139093629. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/18940