The Hon. (Dr.) Harini Amarasuriya - Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education
The Prime Minister stated that the incomplete three-storey building at Deltota Muslim College in Kandy was constructed under the “Nearest School - The Best School” programme, but only the ground floor was completed due to funding limitations. She said the four completed classrooms are in use, while eight classrooms on the remaining two floors are planned at an estimated cost of Rs. 55.8 million. Funds have been requested this year to complete the remaining construction under the same programme.
Verbatim record (translated)
Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, the answer to the question is as follows.
¶ 02 (a) (i) Identified. (ii) Under the “Nearest School - The Best School” programme, a three-storey building project at Deltota Muslim College in Kandy was implemented. Due to funding limitations under the programme, only the ground floor was constructed. The four classrooms on the ground floor are currently in use. Construction of eight classrooms on the remaining two floors is planned. The estimated total cost is Rs. 55.8 million. (iii) Funds have been requested this year to complete the remaining portion of the said building under the same programme.
¶ 03 (b) Not applicable.
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