The Hon. Imran Maharoof
Asked about NAITA facilities in Trincomalee and Kinniya, details were provided that both currently operate from privately leased buildings, with monthly rents of Rs. 100,000 and Rs. 44,000 respectively, and have done so since shortly after NAITA’s establishment in 1990. The response listed the vocational and NVQ training courses conducted in 2025 and stated that NAITA expects to move these centres to government premises within about two years. It also noted awareness of a 13-acre Kinniya land allocation and Rs. 50 million budget provision in 2018 for a now-abandoned University College building, with relocation to be considered in that context.
Verbatim record (translated)
Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Buildings Housing NAITA District Office and Training Centres of Trincomalee: Lease (Q. 1555/2025)
¶ 02 (a) (i) The NAITA Trincomalee District Office and the Kinniya Training Centre are operated in two privately owned buildings on lease.
¶ 03 (ii) Monthly lease: Trincomalee District Office building – Rs. 100,000; Kinniya Training Centre building – Rs. 44,000. NAITA commenced by statute in 1990, and since 1991 these have been on lease; we expect to shift to government premises in about two years.
¶ 04 (iii) The courses conducted at these centres are as per Annex 01 (CBT and basic training intakes totaling 334 for 2025), including NVQ programmes such as ICT, Beautician, Caregiver, Hotel Sector Programme, SECCL, CELV, etc.
¶ 05 (iv) [Reasons for non-conduct of previously scheduled courses: Not specified in extract provided.]
¶ 06 (b) (i) A 13-acre land in Kinniya Division was allotted by the Land Reform Commission to establish a University College, and Rs. 50 million was allocated in the 2018 Budget to construct a building, which is currently abandoned. Aware.
¶ 07 (ii) Measures to relocate the above NAITA office and training centres to that building: [Position to be considered in line with plans to move into government premises within two years.]
¶ 08 (c) If not, why? [Not applicable based on above.]
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- Hansard, Thursday, 22 January 2026 ·No. 23203 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Imran Maharoof. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 22 January 2026. No. 23203. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/22417