Rs. 30 Billion Owed to State by Lecturers Who Breached Study Agreements

COLOMBO (News1st): The Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) has disclosed that university lecturers who violated their study bonds and agreements owe the state approximately Rs. 30 billion.

The revelation was made during a meeting chaired by MP Dr. Nishantha Samaraweera.

The committee urged officials to establish a systematic mechanism to recover these funds from academics who went abroad without fulfilling their obligations.

The Committee on Public Enterprises also stressed the importance of closely monitoring and addressing such widespread breaches across the entire university system.