President tells officials :

Ensure foolproof examination process

Chaminda PERERA

President Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday said that officials should take utmost care on the entire school examination process since this is an issue that is extremely sensitive to the public.

The President said that officials should make sure no lapses occur on their part during the entire examinations process and the highest degree of confidentiality needs to be maintained at all levels.

He said the Opposition whose sole motive is to grab power at any cost, does not think of the country nor the younger generation . “They start propagating lies against the government when such lapses occur,” he said.

President Rajapaksa said the Opposition has deployed a team to spread lies against the government as they know that they are not in a position to come into power. The ministry officials were told to ensure that no lapses would occur during the examination process as the Opposition is looking out for these lapses to attribute them to the government and the Minister.

“We should leave no room for the Opposition to make use of these lapses.

The examinations results should be issued in time and highest degree of confidentiality should be maintained throughout the examination process”, the President added.

The President told officials that the entire examination process including the holding of examinations, evaluation and issuance of results should bear the highest level of responsibility and confidentiality.

He told officials that every household in the country is concerned on matters related to the examinations and that they should take utmost care in handling them.

Examinations Commissioner W M N J Pushpakumara said the department has taken a number of steps to enhance the quality of schools examinations.