The Ministry of Transport has taken a policy decision to recruit women to the transportation sector, including bus and train services, Minister Bimal Rathnayake said.
Addressing the Parliament today, he said the policy decision will be implemented in line with International Women’s Day, commemorated tomorrow (08 Mar).
He further expressed hope that Sri Lanka will be able to see female bus drivers and train pilots and guards in the next year, a sector, which he said sees less to no female recruits at present.
Minister Bimal Rathnayake said that there were also hopes to recruit more female bus drivers for the school bus service in the future.
He made the remarks while speaking during the debate on the budget allocations for the Ministries of Transport. (Newswire)
