The Hon. S.M. Marikkar
S.M. Marikkar asked the Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education whether the Government has plans to make Sinhala compulsory in Tamil-medium schools and Tamil compulsory in Sinhala-medium schools. He sought details on the implementation timeframe, availability of teachers for this purpose, and measures to fill any related teacher vacancies, or reasons if no such plan exists.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 asked the Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education:
¶ 02 (a) Will she inform this House - (i) whether plans have been formulated to make it compulsory for teaching Sinhala Language in Tamil-medium schools and Tamil Language in Sinhala-medium schools; (ii) if so, the timeframe for its implementation; (iii) whether teachers are available for the aforesaid purpose; and (iv) if not, the steps that will be taken to fill the relevant teacher vacancies?
¶ 03 (b) If not, why?
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- Hansard, Friday, 23 May 2025 ·No. 1750228312097834 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. S.M. Marikkar. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 23 May 2025. No. 1750228312097834. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/23848