• Rs. 45,873,343 has been spent monthly even prior to 2021

 By Yohan Perera  

It has been revealed that staff attached to the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUSL) has been given 11 kinds of monthly allowances.  

As per a statement issued by the Parliament media unit, a sum of Rs 45,873,343 has been spent monthly even prior to 2021.   

Also it was revealed that a sum of Rs. 80 million has been spent for a single public awareness programme.  
Another disclosure that has been revealed was the renting of a Benz car without an agreement.   

All these were revealed when PUSL officials including Chairman Janaka Ratnayake was summoned before COPE on Thursday.