The Hon. Sajith Premadasa - Leader of Opposition
The Leader of the Opposition requested that the Government table the unpublished expert committee report on issues at Gampaha Wickramarachchi University of Indigenous Medicine, including infrastructure, professorial vacancies, recruitment irregularities, and curriculum revisions. He also asked for a faculty-wise nominal roll of academics with qualifications, and sought clarification from the University Grants Commission on whether recruitment irregularities occurred and what action had been taken. He further raised concerns about inadequate clinical training facilities at Kalutara District General Hospital for the University of Moratuwa Faculty of Medicine, warning that deficiencies such as insufficient beds and lack of minimum standards could affect accreditation, graduation, and internship appointments.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 I will read the remaining parts:
¶ 02 5. Can the report of the expert committee appointed to resolve issues at Gampaha Wickramarachchi University of Indigenous Medicine—regarding infrastructure, professorial vacancies, irregularities in recruitments of lecturers, and issues arising during curriculum revisions—be tabled?
¶ 03 This has not been published.
¶ 04 6. Can a nominal roll of academics in each faculty of Gampaha Wickramarachchi University with their educational qualifications be tabled? Does the Government accept that irregularities occurred in academic recruitments? Can the University Grants Commission explain to this House what action it has taken?
¶ 05 7. Is the Government aware of the inadequacy of the teaching environment/facilities at the Kalutara District General Hospital functioning as the official teaching hospital for the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Moratuwa for extensive clinical training? If so, what steps has the Government taken?
¶ 06 Especially, those who completed residential training have not been given medical appointments. Minimum standards do not exist. Where 40 beds are required, only 20 exist. Hon. Speaker, as a medical professional you know that without these facilities, accreditation will not be obtained; graduation and internship appointments will be postponed.
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Cite as: The Hon. Sajith Premadasa - Leader of Opposition. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 12 September 2025. No. 1758618446023035. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/3261