Sri Lanka lost many BPO opportunities due to inadequate English
Sri Lanka lost many opportunities for employment in BPO companies which did not come here due to lack of English educated young people. India gained in BPO employment and IT sector employment because there were sufficient English educated people within their country, said Deputy Chairman/Managing Director of Associated Motorways Tilak De Zoysa Mr. De Zoysa who is also member of the Monetary Board of Sri Lanka was addressing a ceremony to award scholarships to children of company employees who passed government grade 5 scholarship examination.
A Rs.1500/= per month scholarship from year 1 up to university entrance together with Rs 700,000/= insurance policy was also awarded to Ms V P Udari Niwansala Pathirana of Rambukpitiya, Nawalapitiya. Miss Pathirana's father died in a road accident on duty and she entered the year 1 class this year. Ms Dammika Priyangani Manike, the mother of Miss Pathirana received the award and the insurance policy from Deshabandu Tilak De Zoysa.
