Special Presidential Commission to review public sector salaries hands over report

The report of the Special Presidential Commission to review public sector salaries was handed over to President Maithripala Sirisena at the Presidential Secretariat yesterday.

The Chairman of the Commission, S. Ranugge, presented the report to the President. The other members of the Commission were also present on this occasion.

The President appointed this Special Commission to make recommendations to provide solutions to minimise salary anomalies in the public service while focusing on the existing salary circulars in relation to the salaries and allowances of the public service employees. President Sirisena proclaimed the establishment of this Special Commission according to a Cabinet decision on 14 August. The Commission is chaired by S. Ranugge, and H. G. Sumanasinghe is the Secretary to the Commission. The other members of the Commission are K. L. L. Wijeratne, T. P. Collure, C. P. Siriwardene, Sudharma Karunaratne, Janaka Sugathadasa, Dharani S. Wijethilake, Lalith R. de Silva, G. S. Edirisinghe, A. R. Deshapriya, B. P. P. S. Abeygunarathne, Dr. Palitha Abeykoon, P. Thangamayil, S. D. Jayakody and M. C. Wickremasekera.