Hon. Lieutenant Commander (Rtd.) Prageeth Madhuranga,— To ask the Minister of Defence,— (1)
(a) Will he inform this House —
(i) of the number of personnel who have been recruited to the Tri Forces for professional duties under direct entry by now for each Force, separately;
(ii) of the professions into which they have been recruited;
(iii) of the reasons for recruiting them under that classification;
(iv) whether there are differences between military personnel recruited under the above classification and other military personnel in deploying to perform duties;
(v) if so, of those differences; and
(vi) whether military personnel recruited under the above classification are given the same ranks and promotions as other military personnel?
(b) Will he also inform this House —
(i) whether the personnel recruited under the said classification will be removed, if the Tri Forces are reorganized;
(ii) whether a count has been taken regarding it;
(iii) if so, of that count;
(iv) whether a discussion has occurred regarding a programme about the military personnel who would be removed, scheduled to be removed and sent on retirement during such reorganization; and
(v) if so, of such programme?
(c) If not, why?
Asked Date
2025-09-24
Asked by
Hon. Lieutenant Commander (Rtd.) Prageeth Madhuranga, M.P.
Ministry
Defence
Legislature
Tenth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka
Session
First Session
The answer is given in sinhala language.
Answered Date
2025-11-11
Answered by
Hon. Major General (Rtd.) Aruna Jayasekera, M.P.
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