A common professional allowance of Rs 15,000 would be provided to state administrative officers irrespective of their service period, the Government Information Department said.
Cabinet approval to this effect had been granted yesterday (Oct 1) upon recommendations of the cabinet sub-committee appointed to resolve salary anomalies.
Other state officials entitled to receive professional allowance too would receive a similar payment.
Previously, these officers had been granted an allowance ranging between Rs 3000 and Rs 15000 based on their service duration.
All Ceylon Makkal Congress MP Ali Sabri Raheem had been arrested by Kalpitiya police after he surrendered to the police today morning.
An interim order prohibiting Deshabandu Tennakoon from carrying out his duties as Inspector General of Police (IGP) has been issued by the Supreme Court.
The Presidential election will be held on September 21, the Commission of Elections has decided.
The former leader of the New Sama Samaja Party (NSSP) and the New Left Front and well-known figure in left-wing politics in Sri Lanka, Dr. Wickramabahu Karunaratne, passed away at the age of 81.
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