The Hon. (Dr.) Madhura Senevirathna - Deputy Minister of Education and Higher Education
Deputy Minister Madhura Senevirathna, answering on behalf of the Prime Minister and Minister of Education, said 1,995 projects were launched in government schools in the Central Province under “The Nearest School - the Best School” programme. He stated that 1,962 projects had been completed, with remaining works to be addressed through 2025 allocations of Rs. 1,000 million to the Central Province Chief Secretary for 29 provincial schools and Rs. 36.58 million to the Central Provincial Department of Education for four projects.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 On behalf of the Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education, I answer the question.
¶ 02 (a) (i) The number of projects launched in government schools in the Central Province under “The Nearest School - the Best School” is 1,995.
¶ 03 (ii) Of these, the number of projects completed to date is 1,962. The number not yet completed is 338.
¶ 04 (iii) For 29 provincial schools with pending works, an allocation of Rs. 1,000 million has been set aside directly from the General Treasury to the Central Province Chief Secretary in 2025 to complete works. In addition, based on estimates by the Provincial Director of Education, Rs. 36.58 million has been allocated to the Central Provincial Department of Education to complete the remaining works in four projects.
¶ 05 (b) Not applicable.
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