Press briefing of Cabinet Decision taken on 2019-05-07

Development of the infrastructure facilities at the Universities

- In concurrence with the increase in the intake of students to Universities and taking into consideration the essential facilities necessary to be provided for the students, it has been proposed to implement 13 projects to develop the infrastructure facilities of the Universities of Sri Jayawardenapura, Peradeniya and Kelaniya under the Medium Term Budgetary Framework of 2020-2023. Accordingly, the proposal made by Hon. Rauff Hakeem, the Minister of City Planning, Water Supply and Higher Education, to provide the facilities necessary for the construction of lecture halls for the English Language Training Unit of the Wayamba University, completion of the balance work of the 4th and 5th floors of the existing 5 storey building of the Siddha Medicine Unit of the University of Jaffna, construction of the buildings and the other related structures for the faculty of business studies in the Vavuniya Campus, construction of an administrative building, construction of a 3 storey residence block for the academic and executive staff and the construction of a 2 storey building for the nonacademic staff of the said University, construction of a building in the Kilinochchi vicinity of the University of Jaffna for Engineering Technology and Bio‑System Technology, extension of the proposed building for the faculty of Medicine at the University of Sri Jayawardenapura, construction of a new canteen for the University of Peradeniya and the extension of the building established in the Engineering Faculty and the construction of a 10 storey building for the faculty of Commerce and Management studies at the University of Kelaniya, was approved by the Cabinet.