The Hon. Nalin Hewage - Deputy Minister of Vocational Education
Deputy Minister Nalin Hewage said the Government has increased allocations for education-related physical resource development from 1.8% of GDP in the 2024 Budget to 1.9% in its first Budget and 2.04% in its second. He stated that additional funds have been provided to schools for facilities, that school consolidation is ongoing, and that several schools will be designated as specialized schools this year with earmarked development funding.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, one of our pillars is physical resource development. In the 2024 Budget, 1.8% of GDP was allocated. In the current Government’s first Budget it was raised to 1.9%, and in the second Budget to 2.04%. Funds to schools have been increased to provide facilities, and consolidation of some schools is underway. Therefore, during this year, a number of schools will be designated as specialized schools and allocated higher funding for development. Funds have already been earmarked.
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- Hansard, Wednesday, 20 May 2026 ·No. 23618 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Nalin Hewage - Deputy Minister of Vocational Education. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 20 May 2026. No. 23618. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/19186