From Colombo Telegraph
Last year the Rajapaksa regime invested more in one Defence
Academy than it did in all the universities in Sri Lanka. The Kotelawala
Defence University (KDU), was allocated 16.3 billion rupees in capital
expenditure last year, while all the other universities in Sri Lanka – Colombo,
Peradeniya, Moratuwa etc - were only
allocated 9.7 billion rupees in capital expenditure. To make matters worse. KDU
had just under 1500 students, while all other universities had 88,000+
students.
“Non-officer cadets studying at KDU must pay fees of
multiple lakhs. Therefore, the government is massively subsidising fee-paying
education. It is clear from this policy
that the Rajapaksa regime cares little for education – the country’s and
people’s hope for the future – or for free education, which Sri Lankans have
enjoyed for over half a century.” an economist told Colombo Telegraph.
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