Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education and Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya stated that steps have been taken to import and distribute 4,570 Smart Boards to schools across the country under several education modernisation projects.
The Prime Minister made these remarks in Parliament today (22) in response to a question raised by Member of Parliament Rohini Kumari Wijerathna.
The Prime Minister stated that, under this programme, 1,000 Smart Boards obtained through the 2024 Telecommunications Regulatory Commission-funded project have already been distributed to 1,000 schools. Of the 900 Smart Boards imported under the China-aid project for 2025–2026, 500 have been provided to schools, while installation of these Smart Boards is currently being carried out by the Project Management Committee appointed by the Government of China.
In addition, the Prime Minister stated that steps have been taken to fully distribute 2,670 Smart Boards procured at provincial level under a project funded by the Ministry of Digital Economy under the guidance of the Digital Task Force. Installation of these Smart Boards in schools is also currently underway.
An examination of the provincial distribution of Smart Boards under the Ministry of Digital Economy-funded project shows that the highest numbers have been allocated to the North Western Province (524) and Western Province (481). In addition, 371 Smart Boards have been allocated to the Eastern Province, 363 to the Uva Province, 311 to the Southern Province, 200 to the North Central Province, 170 to the Central Province, 150 to the Sabaragamuwa Province and 100 to the Northern Province.
Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya stated that the main objective of all these projects is to bring modern technology closer to students by digitising school classrooms.
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