Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya stated that, with Cabinet approval based on the review of the public service recruitment process and the recommendations of the Carder Management Committee, graduates will be recruited to government vacancies through a structured process in the period ahead.
The Prime Minister made these remarks in Parliament on 26th of November , in response to a question raised by the Leader of the Opposition, MP Sajith Premadasa.
The Prime Minister further stated,
The current number of unemployed individuals in Sri Lanka stands at 360,951. The Government has initiated a series of short-, medium-, and long-term measures to address the issue of unemployment.
Accordingly, as a macro-economic target for the coming years, the Government expects to reduce unemployment rates to 4.4% in 2025, and further to 4.2% in both 2026 and 2027.
The Prime Minister further noted that the Government has developed a recruitment plan to provide job opportunities to 35,000–40,000 graduates, recruiting them to vacant positions in the public sector through systematic mechanisms, subjecting to Cabinet approval, and based on the recommendations of the Carder Management Committee.
The recruitment of 25,000 graduates to Grade 3-I (a) of the Sri Lanka Teachers’ Service will be initiated as soon as the final determination of the ongoing Court of Appeal case is officially issued. The Government will take necessary steps to provide employment to 37,000 graduates.
Prime Minister’s Media Division