The Hon. (Mrs.) Hiruni Wijesinghe, Attorney-at-Law
Asked whether the Government is taking steps to expand hostel facilities for University of Colombo students, noting the loss of the Muttiah Girls’ Hostel and the limited accommodation available. She highlighted the higher accommodation costs faced by outstation students, including those from families of public servants, and asked whether existing or ongoing Government buildings could be used to provide a new hostel for the university.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Mr. Speaker, my first supplementary question.
¶ 02 The Muttiah Girls’ Hostel was the largest land-spread hostel of the University of Colombo. Now it has been lost, yet the data show hostel facilities for Colombo University students remain very limited.
¶ 03 Compared to students in other universities, a student at the University of Colombo incurs a greater cost for accommodation. Suppose a student from Jaffna whose parent is a public servant cannot obtain hostel facilities from the University of Colombo; as an alumna, I know the hostel facilities are limited. I wish to know whether our Government is taking steps to improve hostel facilities. There are Government buildings, some under construction, some completed, and buildings at various stages. Is there scope to provide a new hostel to the University in future?
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