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Governors must expedite delivery of benefits from welfare programmes to public – President

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President Ranil Wickremesinghe emphasised that all governors should actively ensure the efficient implementation of the government’s welfare programmes and promptly deliver their benefits to the people.

The President made these remarks during a discussion held with the Provincial Governors at the Presidential Secretariat on Wednesday (12).

The meeting also included an extensive discussion on addressing the shortage of teachers at the provincial level and improving the efficiency of the ‘Urumaya’ freehold land distribution programme.

The President highlighted the potential for improving the efficiency of the ‘Urumaya’ freehold land deeds programme by implementing mobile services and delegating authority to an additional group beyond the Grama Niladhari level.

President Wickremesinghe also reminded divisional secretaries of their responsibility to engage the public and ensure they receive the benefits of this programme.

Education Minister Dr. Susil Premajayantha affirmed the government’s commitment to addressing the shortage of teachers at the provincial level as soon as possible. He said 2,500 new teacher appointments for national schools are scheduled for July 3.

Arrangements have been made to recruit 2,100 teachers for subjects including Chemistry, Physics, Biology, Mathematics, Technology, and Foreign Languages, along with 500 teachers based on the results of the 2021 English Medium Advanced Diploma Examination.

The Minister highlighted that these appointments will significantly reduce teacher vacancies in national schools.

Additionally, to address the shortage of English-medium teachers, the Minister announced that retired English-medium teachers are invited to apply for contract-based positions.

Furthermore, discussions also focused on expediting the Presidential Scholarship Programme, which supports children from low-income families, funded by the Presidential Fund.

Under the Presidential Scholarship programme, 16,152 scholarships will be distributed in the Western Province, 8,636 in the Northern Province, and 10,000 each in the remaining provinces, totalling 100,000 scholarships for students from Grades 1 to 11. These scholarships provide Rs.3,000 per month for a period of 12 months.

Additionally, the 24-month scholarship programme for low-income families’ of children studying for the GCE Advanced Level has concluded, where scholarships of Rs. 6,000 per month was awarded.

The award ceremony for 2,000 students in the Colombo district will take place on June 19 at Temple Trees, under the patronage of the President.

It was disclosed that an annual expenditure of Rs. 5.1 billion is allocated for these scholarship awards, funded entirely from the President’s Fund. The discussion also covered the Governors’ responsibility in ensuring the success of these scholarship programmes at the district level.

Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena, Senior Advisor to the President on National Security and Chief of Staff Sagala Ratnayaka, President’s Secretary Saman Ekanayake, along with secretaries from relevant ministries and heads of institutions, were present at this meeting.

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