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

The Hon. (Mrs.) Rohini Kumari Wijerathna

Samagi Jana Balawegaya· Matale· 20 January 2026 ·Oral question: Oral Question: Sri Lanka Educational Administrative Service Officers (Q.13/2026)

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Hon. Rohini Kumari Wijerathna asked when the Government would gazette and complete formal appointments of Principals, noting that delays were affecting school management and that about 500 interview-qualified candidates from a pre-2020 examination remained unappointed as teachers. She also questioned when vacancies would be filled and whether pay disparities between officers of the Educational Administrative Service and teachers would be rectified.

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¶ 01 At least indicate whether you will gazette by a certain time? Also, due to delays in formal placements of Principals, school management suffers. Further, around 500 candidates who passed interviews based on a pre-2020 exam are yet to be appointed and are still serving as teachers. When will you fill these vacancies? My second question: there are significant pay disparities between officers of the Educational Administrative Service and teachers. Will you rectify them?

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Hansard, Tuesday, 20 January 2026 ·No. 23200 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. (Mrs.) Rohini Kumari Wijerathna. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 20 January 2026. No. 23200. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/8912