He made these remarks addressing a ceremony held at the Anuradhapura Public Ground yesterday (13th Oct.) to recruit 1,000 graduates to the teaching service.

Towards a Knowledge-based society and as a solution for the shortage of teachers in the schools in the North Central province these 1,000 graduates recruited as teachers under the ‘Dahasak Mal- Egenumata Mul Tena’ programme. During the ceremony insurance covers and contribution to the Employees Provident Fund was granted for 2,500 Montessori teachers for the first time in the history.

Twenty five diploma holders of Higher National Diploma in Accountancy were also recruited as Accounts Assistants for Local Government institutions for the first time.

The President said that the present Government was implementing a just and balanced development in the country which recognized priorities in the national development instead of development agendas implemented according to the politicians’ will, creating an unequal distribution of benefits for different districts.

The President recalled that we had to face three decade long period of brutal war as a result of the rulers only focusing to develop their respective areas and we should blame, not tthose who voice against inequality but for ourselves for not fulfilling the responsibilities that we should fulfill.

“The new Government is working to implement educational policies with suitable philosophy for the country”, he said.

The Government fulfills its duties to strengthen the free education as per the government policy and had paid special attention to provide solutions to the issues of the teaching service.

The Maha Sangha including the Chief Incumbent of the Ruwanweli Maha Seya Ven. Pallegama Hemaratana Thera, Ministers Duminda Dissanayake, P. Harrison, Chandrani Bandara, Governor of the North Central Province, P. B. Dissanayake, and the Chief Minister of the North Central Province, Peshala Jayarathne also participated.