The Hon. Mahinda Jayasinghe - Deputy Minister of Labour
Mahinda Jayasinghe said the Education Ministry Head would be debated on 25 November and challenged members to address the “two-thirds” issue then. On pensioners, he stated that the President had pledged to resolve issues arising from 2015–2019 in three phases, covering 700,000 persons retired up to 31 December 2024 rather than 85,000. He asked for more time, noting that the Government had been in office for one year and was presenting its second Budget.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Chairman, since my name was mentioned, two clarifications: First, the Education Ministry Head will be debated on the 25th of this month; I challenge you to explain “two-thirds” then. Second, on retirees, the President has clearly said that the 2015–2019 issue created by Ranil, Maithri, Sajith governments will be resolved in three phases. As for those retired up to 31.12.2024, there are 700,000 persons, not merely 85,000. We will resolve these issues, but we need some time; we have been in office for one year and this is our second Budget.
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