10th Parliament· 154 sittings on record · 30,475 speeches · latest 10 June 2026

The Hon. Danushka Ranganath

Jathika Jana balawegaya· Kalutara· 4 June 2025 ·Oral question: Oral Question: India–Sri Lanka Agreements and Education Policy

Education
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Hon. Danushka Ranganath asked the Prime Minister whether the Government accepts the need for rapid reform of the education system to support future economic growth and national needs. He sought details on planned curriculum reforms in schools, universities and other higher education institutions, including implementation methods, timelines, expected outcomes and any obstacles to expediting the reforms.

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¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, my Question to the Hon. Prime Minister is as follows:

¶ 02 To achieve high economic growth, a country needs a high-quality human resource base from its education system. Hence, timely educational reforms are essential based on future economic goals and national needs. Accordingly:

¶ 03 1) Do you accept that the current education system must be rapidly changed?

¶ 04 2) Has the Government focused on curriculum reforms in schools, universities and other higher education institutions?

¶ 05 3) If so, how will these reforms be implemented, and within what timeframe?

¶ 06 4) Have the goals or outcomes to be achieved through future education reforms been identified?

¶ 07 5) Are there any impediments to expediting education reforms? If so, what are they?

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Hansard, Wednesday, 4 June 2025 ·No. 1750240054043973 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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