President forms Expert Committee to address public sector salary disparities

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President Ranil Wickremesinghe has appointed a specialist committee to address salary anomalies in the Government service.

This committee, chaired by a former Presidential Secretary Udaya Seneviratne, comprises various distinguished members including National Budget Department Director General S.D.J. Nilukshan, Management Services Department Director General Hiransa Kaluthantri, Combined Services Director General S. Aloka Bandara, Institutions Director General H.A. Chandana Kumarasinghe, Dr. Terence Gamini de Silva, Duminda Hulangamuwa, Chandi H. Dharmaratne and Isuru Thilakawardena.

Presidential Additional Secretary Vernon Perera serves as the Secretary of the said committee.

“With careful consideration of the prevailing salary anomalies among various employee groups within the public service, measures will be taken in the 2025 budget to review and potentially revise salaries, wages, and other provisions across all sectors. This task has been delegated to the Expert Committee,” the President’s Media Division said.

Additionally, the President has instructed that the committee submit its recommendations report within three months, it added.

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