The Hon. Nalin Hewage - Deputy Minister of Vocational Education
The Deputy Minister said the Ministry recognized that past attention to the issue had declined, prompting new programmes and a special intervention. He stated that 1,217 of 1,344 schools in the Western Province had established the relevant committees, with follow-up continuing, and expressed confidence that the situation could be corrected through intensified monitoring.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Member, the Ministry acknowledges that focus had waned in the past, which is why recent programmes were established. As per our answer, out of 1,344 schools in the Western Province, 1,217 have set up the committees, and follow-up is underway. We believe the situation can be rectified. We will intensify follow-up under the Ministry’s special intervention.
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- Hansard, Tuesday, 19 May 2026 ·No. 23608 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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