The government decided to recruit Teacher Assistants to Estate Schools as a remedy for teacher shortages in Tamil Schools as well as to reduce unemployment within the Estate sector.
This is in addition to the first batch of 1,688 TA appointments. Out of the 370 TA's, 102 will be for Uva, 173 for Central, 8 for Southern Province, 72 for Sabaragamuwa and 15 for Western Province.