It was me and Bandula who secured the season ticket for the students

21Minister Bandula and I went to court that day when the Sri Lanka Transport Board tried to cancel the issue of seasonal tickets for students on buses. The High Court ruled that it belongs to the people and should be protected. Therefore, Prime Minister Dines Gunawardena said that the system of issuing seasonal tickets to lakhs of students has been protected.

A recruitment program for the Sri Lanka Transport Board was held yesterday (09) at the Alary House under the leadership of Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena.

Commenting here, the Prime Minister said, “In 1957, Philip Gunawardena submitted the Bill to Parliament under the leadership of Bandaranaike to form a government to popularize the Sri Lanka Transport Board. At that time there were debates in the Parliament that the publicization of the Sri Lanka Transport Board should be carried out in a phased manner. According to Philip Gunawardena, depot staff across Sri Lanka were indoctrinated overnight on the topic of a one-day undertaking.

Bandaranaike, the first nationalized bus still exists. For daily transportation of people in remote villages and transportation of small goods e. go Ch. Being a great power has always played a very important role in the economy. We have given priority to school service.

e. go We believe Savin’s progress has a massive strength. We have the ability to give the best to children. I was also the minister in charge of the Sri Lanka Transport Board a long time ago. During that time too, many such demand protests took place. We were able to negotiate them individually with each union. Specifically, gratuity e. go It is an important benefit to enjoy. We were able to create such a great atmosphere.

Therefore, we need to protect this institution in particular. This is the backbone of our transport sector. go Sabha buses are the main means of transportation that people travel on a daily basis. No matter how much we talk about development and progress, even today most people travel in buses. This is the reality. If this backbone is preserved, buses in remote villages will continue to run. So, we have to protect this”.