Basil –an early riser
View(s):With Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa becoming an early riser, the ministry has been re-energised with all staff members urged to carry out their responsibilities diligently working from office or home using digital facilities, officials said.
The minister has set an example to officials on the importance of productivity and making maximum use of working hours by starting his work early and coming to the office in the morning (around 4 am) long before officials start their work, they said.
Officials have been given specific targets and work plan according to the mandate given to their higher ups in 23 departments of the ministry while instructed to keep their offices clean and tidy.