A model public servant

At a time when public criticism is rampant about the lethargy and indifference of the public service to problems of the general public, I wish to bring to your notice the exceptional manner in which the present Director of Pensions gave me relief. The revision of my pension in terms of the recent circular was messed up by the relevant Divisional Secretariat. I appealed to the Director of Pensions regarding this matter. He rectified the error within a matter of three weeks and informed me accordingly. I would have lost nearly Rs. 3000 a month by way of pension if not for the timely intervention of Mr. K.A. Thilakaratne, Director of Pensions.

I am grateful to him for the timely and expeditious action taken to rectify my pension anomaly, and on behalf of the thousands of pensioners who have slaved for the country for three to four decades, I thank him profusely. He is a model public servant and seems the ideal person for the post of Director of Pensions.

By G. Weerakoon, Rajagiriya