Hon. Ravindra Bandara,—To ask the Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education,— (1)
(a) Will she inform this House —
(i) whether she is aware that money has been provided to various individuals by the President’s Fund for completing a PhD or other higher education programmes at foreign universities under the strict condition that they must return to Sri Lanka and serve this country;
(ii) whether money has been provided accordingly by the President’s Fund to the children, relatives and friends of the former Presidents, Ministers and Members of Parliament after 2005;
(iii) if so, of the number of individuals to whom money has been provided in this manner, their names and the names of the respective politicians to whom they are related, separately;
(iv) out of the above-named individuals, of the number of those who have returned to Sri Lanka after completing their PhDs and the number of those who have not returned to Sri Lanka, separately;
(v) of the action that has been taken regarding the individuals who have not returned to Sri Lanka;
(vi) whether legal action has been taken against them; and
(vii) whether the money spent by the government on their behalf has been recovered from them?
(b) If not, why?
Asked Date
2025-04-08
Asked by
Hon. Ravindra Bandara, M.P.
Ministry
Prime Minister
Legislature
Tenth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka
Session
First Session
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Answered Date
2025-08-05
Answered by
Hon. Anura Karunathilaka, M.P.
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