The Hon. Sunil Kumara Gamage - Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports
Four National Youth Corps training centres operate in the Trincomalee District, located in Trincomalee, Gomarankadawala, Seruwila and Kuchchaveli Divisional Secretariat Divisions. The Minister stated that the former centre at Tri/Kin/Al Raufala Vidyalaya was closed after the premises, which had inadequate facilities, were handed back to the school at the request of the Eastern Provincial Ministry. He added that it was not relocated and cannot be reopened, as the building has been returned and nearby centres already operate in Trincomalee and Seruwila, making a new centre near Kinniya not cost-effective.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Answer tabled.
¶ 02 (a) (i) Number of centres: 4. - Trincomalee National Youth Corps Training Centre – Trincomalee DSD (1) - Gomarankadawala National Youth Corps Training Centre – Gomarankadawala DSD (1) - Seruwila National Youth Corps Training Centre – Seruwila DSD (1) - Kuchchaveli National Youth Corps Training Centre – Kuchchaveli DSD (1)
¶ 03 (ii) Not relocated to another area.
¶ 04 (iii) Facilities at the premises provided by Tri/Kin/Al Raufala Vidyalaya were inadequate; further, upon the request of the Secretary to the Ministry of Provincial Education, Information Technology Education, Pre-School Education, Sports, Cultural Affairs, Youth Affairs, Rehabilitation and Resettlement of the Eastern Province, the NYSC vacated and handed the building back to the school; the centre was then closed.
¶ 05 (iv) Not relocated to another area.
¶ 06 (v) Since the premises have been handed back to the school, reopening is not possible; moreover, there are already two NYSC centres near Kinniya (Trincomalee and Seruwila), hence constructing a new centre with substantial expenditure would not be cost-effective.
¶ 07 (vi) Does not arise.
¶ 08 (vii) Does not arise.
¶ 09 (b) Does not arise.
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