Sajith questions government over promised jobs for unemployed graduates

Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa has questioned the government over delays in providing employment opportunities promised to unemployed graduates, calling for a clear timeline for filling available public sector vacancies.

Raising the issue in Parliament under Standing Order 27(2), Premadasa asked the government to disclose the number of unemployed graduates in Sri Lanka and the progress made under its programmes to provide them with employment. Parliament’s official record confirms Premadasa raised a 27(2) question on a mechanism to provide jobs to unemployed graduates. 

Premadasa said the government had made commitments to graduates during the election period but claimed many were still waiting for employment two years later.

He called for details on vacancies available for direct graduate recruitment across ministries, departments and provincial councils, and asked whether these positions would be filled before the end of 2026.

The Opposition Leader also sought clarification on plans to recruit development officers and absorb graduate development officers into the teaching service.

Premadasa said addressing graduate unemployment should not be limited to public sector recruitment and called for a programme to create opportunities for graduates in the private sector.

With the next Budget due in the coming weeks, he argued that the government should already have the necessary data and plans to address graduate unemployment. (Newswire)

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