The Hon. Nalin Bandara Jayamaha
Nalin Bandara Jayamaha asked the Prime Minister about the reported withdrawal of modules introduced with textbooks under the education reforms. He sought clarification on the total expenditure, amid claims of costs ranging from Rs. 500 million to Rs. 1 billion, and asked who would be held responsible if public funds were wasted. He also questioned whether the Ministry would take action to recover any losses.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 My first supplementary is this. Madam Prime Minister, there was heavy discussion about textbooks and modules under the education reforms. Information we have indicates all modules presented along with textbooks under these reforms have been withdrawn. If so, how much money was spent on those modules? If funds were wasted, who is responsible—the Department of Educational Publications or others? We hear varying figures—Rs. 500 million or Rs. 1 billion. Will the Ministry take steps to recover losses?
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- Hansard, Tuesday, 3 February 2026 ·No. 23252 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Nalin Bandara Jayamaha. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 3 February 2026. No. 23252. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/8676