The Hon. Kins Nelson
Hon. Kins Nelson questioned the Deputy Minister on the shortage of about 30,000 teachers in government schools and the long-delayed absorption of Development Officers serving as teachers into the Teachers’ Service. Citing provincial figures and noting that around 16,000 such officers remain in schools, he asked when the Government would regularize their appointments, warning that failure to do so would harm students and worsen existing shortages.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Deputy Speaker, my second supplementary question is this.
¶ 02 Hon. Deputy Minister, Government schools have a shortage of around 30,000 teachers. For five years, Development Officers have been told they will be absorbed into the Teachers’ Service, but no justice has been done. There were about 22,000 Development Officers engaged in teaching; now about 16,000 remain. For example, North Central Province: 1,545; North Western: 2,800; Southern: 2,535; Western: 1,100; Eastern: 1,016; Uva: 1,300; Sabaragamuwa: 1,800; Northern: 826; Central: 2,800. If they leave, it will be a grave injustice to our children. The shortage of about 30,000 teachers was evident in the recent Scholarship Examination results. When will you absorb these Development Officers into the Teachers’ Service?
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Cite as: The Hon. Kins Nelson. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 7 February 2025. No. 1739786070060795. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/23035