Srilanka, May 21 -- Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya announced in Parliament today (21) that Sri Lanka is facing a shortage of 40,000 teachers nationwide. The government aims to recruit at least a portion of these vacancies by the end of this year.Sri Lankan tourism

She made this statement while responding to a question raised by Opposition MP Mujibur Rahman.

Detailing the shortages, the Prime Minister revealed that government schools currently have:

4,240 Sinhala medium and 2,827 Tamil medium teacher vacancies from Grades 1 to 5

11,274 Sinhala medium and 6,121 Tamil medium teacher vacancies from Grades 6 to 11

In the Western Province alone, there are over 3,300 teacher vacancies, highlighting the urgency of the issue.

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