Lack of competent managers cause for public sector failure: VC
 

by L.B. Wijayasiri in Kandy

The major cause for the failure of the public sector in Sri Lanka is the lack of competent managers, Peradeniya University Vice Chancellor Prof. Kapila Gunasekera said.

"It is 57 years since Sri Lanka became independent. Yet, we have failed to get the services of competent and qualified managers, despite Sri Lanka having better resources than Singapore and Malaysia," he told the ceremonial inauguration of the orientation programme for the eighth batch of students selected to follow the Master of Business Administration Programme of the University of Peradeniya.

The event was held at the University's Post Graduate Institute of Agriculture Auditorium. The Vice Chancellor said it was easy to get paper qualifications and go to a politician and get a job in the public sector.