Majority of Sri Lankans do not want national assets sold

• 76.6 percent of the youth population and 71.9 percent of the elderly population believes that rulers have to be responsible for the country’s economic downturn

By Yohan Perera  

A majority of the Sri Lankan population are against selling of national assets considering the situation of the country’s economy, a survey has revealed.  

A survey carried out by Social Scientists Association led by Professor Jayadeva Uyangoda together with USAID had revealed that 93.8 percent of the younger generation and 93.2 percent of the elderly population does not think national assets should be sold off.  

Only 42.1 percent of the youth and 47.4 percent of the elderly believes that recruitments of persons to the state sector should be minimized.  

As per the research report 69.1 percent of the youth population and 69.4 percent of the elderly population believes that development projects implemented in Sri Lanka after the war will have some benefit to the nation in the future.  

Meanwhile the survey has also revealed that 76.6 percent of the youth population, and 71.9 percent of the elderly population believes that rulers have to be responsible for the country’s economic downturn while 32.4 percent of the youth and 28 percent of the elderly believes that COVID 19 pandemic had contributed to the economic down turn.