Hon. Ravi Karunanayake

New Democratic Front· National List· 5 August 2025 ·Oral question: Oral Questions: Education, Energy, President's Fund, Western Provincial Council Vehicles, Public Security, Pirivena Education, Hospitals in Matara, Land Settlement, Coastal Patrol, and Marawila Schools

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Ravi Karunanayake questioned the adequacy of teacher salaries, noting that while only about 10% of teachers reach around Rs. 153,000, most earn between Rs. 53,000 and Rs. 80,000, and asked whether the Government would address the disparity compared with Central Bank salaries. He also raised concern over the decline in Grade 1 admissions from about 360,000 six years earlier to 298,000, asking what measures would be taken to correct it.

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¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, I appreciate the detailed answer. My first supplementary: Hon. Deputy Minister, as you outlined teacher salaries, at this time only about 10% reach around Rs. 153,000. For the majority, salaries range from Rs. 53,000 to Rs. 80,000. There is a disparity: when a Central Bank staff member earns Rs. 150,000, teachers securing our youth’s future earn Rs. 53,000–80,000. Will the Government rectify this disparity?

¶ 02 Secondly, regarding Grade 1 intakes: about six years ago, roughly 360,000 students entered Grade 1; today it has dropped to 298,000 — a severe decline. How do we correct this?

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Source: Hansard, Tuesday, 5 August 2025 ·No. 1754902606038704 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: Hon. Ravi Karunanayake. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 5 August 2025. No. 1754902606038704. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/27766