The government has decided to add Rs. 10000 to the basic salary of the public sector employees in three stages, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremasinghe made this observation making a special statement in Parliament, this afternoon. As the first stage, Rs.2000 will be added to the salary from January 2016.
The government will re-establish the National Salaries Commission to make a deep analysis into public sector salaries and salary anomalies, said the Prime Minister and added that it is expected to grant a period of 6 months for the Commission to submit a full report on public sector salaries.
Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa is due to vacate his official residence at Wijerama Mawatha, Colombo this morning, a Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) source said.
Sri Lanka’s largest renewable energy project, the ‘Rvidanavi’ Solar Power Park project was launched in Siyambalanduwa today by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake.
The Presidents’ Entitlements (Repeal) Bill was passed by a majority of 150 in parliament today. However the opposition MP’s were absent during the voting.
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