The Hon. (Dr.) Madhura Senevirathna
Hon. (Dr.) Madhura Senevirathna stated that shortages of physical and human resources affect schools islandwide, with particular severity in estate areas. He outlined targeted measures for estate communities, including a Rs. 600 million Indian-assisted grant project, Rs. 30 million from the Budget, and Rs. 10 million under the GEM project for staff training. He said estate schools would receive special consideration in the Government’s policy to ensure fully resourced primary schools within a three-kilometre radius or where needed, especially in view of transport and access difficulties.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Mr. Speaker, the lack of physical and human resources is an islandwide problem, and is more acute in estate areas. Specifically for estate communities, there is currently a grant project of 600 million (Indian assistance). We will implement this project specifically for estate-related needs.
¶ 02 Additionally, 30 million rupees have been allocated from the Budget. Alongside that, under the GEM project, 10 million rupees will be directed to training estate-related staff. These are concrete measures the Government is taking.
¶ 03 Within our general policy of locating a fully-resourced primary school within a three-kilometer radius or in necessary areas, we will give special consideration to estate schools—particularly for transport and other difficulties—when naming and prioritizing such schools. Beyond the general processes, we are also implementing targeted programs for the estates. Your question is valid; we are undertaking specific actions accordingly.
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Cite as: The Hon. (Dr.) Madhura Senevirathna. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 5 June 2025. No. 1750828922068945. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/21267