President forms committee to tackle public service salary anomalies

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Colombo, June 11 (Daily Mirror)- In a move to address longstanding salary anomalies within the public service, President Ranil Wickremesinghe has announced the formation of a specialized expert committee.

The committee will be chaired by Udaya Seneviratne, a seasoned senior administrative officer and former Secretary to the President.

The committee is tasked with evaluating and proposing solutions to the salary disparities that have plagued various sectors of the public service for years.

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Vilker Metzger Tuesday, 11 June 2024 08:13 PM

This example also shows the blind activism of Ranil Wickremesinghe, who has his political end in sight, is deceiving the voters and is now planning things that should have been done many years ago!!! He should care more about the really poor and the poorest and should initiate and consistently implement the necessary measures for a more socially just society! He has failed spectacularly and will have to step down! People see through the political game!

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Joshua Tuesday, 11 June 2024 08:15 PM

Committees and commissions are a canard and do not serve any purpose. This is all an election monsense

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D P P Prasad Tuesday, 11 June 2024 08:16 PM

It is unbelievable and ridiculous Thus election is round the corner. Besides the salary anomalies of the public servants are only mooted for years and years. But no government resolved this issue thus far. Although a committee is appointed such committee cannot take necessary steps in order to rectify the salary anomalies in a short period

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Lal.Fernando. Wednesday, 12 June 2024 02:49 AM

well appointing another his cronies. JOBS FOR THE MATES.

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Ram Perera Wednesday, 12 June 2024 05:26 AM

By the time the report is available you will be gone home.

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Steve Wednesday, 12 June 2024 05:38 AM

Committee after committee . SL should be in the Guinness book of records.

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Buddhist Wednesday, 12 June 2024 06:13 AM

When it's closer to an election and when Ranil is shivering he offers all sorts of salary increases to everyone who asks for it. Desperation at its height!

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Reformits Wednesday, 12 June 2024 07:21 AM

Not just fixing these never stopping salary "anomalies" as an election goodie, the whole public service needs revamping. Get rid of automatic promotions based on seniority, introduce merit based promotions based on interviews and applications, have a rigid salary stricture that can only be changed via an enterprise agreement, reduce non-productive, non existent jobs and NEVER recruit new people to already overstaffed institutions. If an institution is loss making, get rid of the workers who do not contribute to making it profitable. Until these are done, you have no chance of making this country out of bankruptcy. This "job for life" position MUST change. SL public service is one of most unproductive, inefficient and unskilled one you find in the world. Many of the people have not travelled the world and lived elsewhere to understand that.

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Senior Wednesday, 12 June 2024 08:30 AM

When are you going to look into senior citizens interest issue Mr President?? siyambalapitiya claimed that you have been rather sympathetic over that and had even wanted some kind of report to be submitted nearly a fortnight ago!! Come out of your comfort zone, into the streets, come in disguise if you are afraid, and see the plight of the seniors in the country. You will not fail to see how many are begging for their medicines alone though they are not beggars. Some just roam around since they have no place to go, looking for odd jobs, and they don't want to add to the financial burdens of their children's families. This is so pathetic to say the least. And yet we boast of our rich culture and how the aged is taken care of etc. It's disgusting!!

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Jude Wednesday, 12 June 2024 08:37 AM

Public servants guaranteed to get salary increase before October, yeah.

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Jayajanthu Wednesday, 12 June 2024 11:06 AM

Always protesting against anomalies or disparities. Why don't they directly fight against the inability to manage basic needs with the wages drawn by middle level employees even if it is doubled? Real protests about to come from millions of yet undecided voters.

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BuffaloaCitizen Wednesday, 12 June 2024 11:56 AM

Will you ever appoint a commission or committee or any bullshit for disciplining the Public Service and making it efficient, competent and corruption free? You will not!!! Why? Because all the majority yakkos will not vote for you even though this is a grave need for the nation.

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A.J.M. Mustan (Attorney-at-Law) Wednesday, 12 June 2024 04:38 PM

When the elections are nearing RW gets this sickness forming up Committees, but nothing will happen. Example: Ranil promised the poor Estate Workers a salary increase of Rs. 1750/= did they get it. If you want to increase salaries to public servants now itself increase so that you could become a President for another term.

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Dr. Derrick Karunathillake Wednesday, 12 June 2024 04:42 PM

Specialized Experts are with Sajith and Anura Kumara not with others Mr. President. As long as you being a slave to Myna Mahinda

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Prof. R.M. Ramalingam Wednesday, 12 June 2024 04:46 PM

Keeping your intimate friend plus Mahinda's pocket friend, Udaya Seneviratne will never serve the purpose. Get Harsha de Silva and Wickramaratne to find solutions to public sector salary anomalies.

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