රාජ්‍ය ආයතන 34ක් වසාදැමීමට මුදල් අමාත්‍යාංශය තීරණය කරයි

Newswire reports that President Anura Kumara Dissanayake discussed the review at the Government Surveyors’ Association’s 100th annual conference at Waters Edge in Battaramulla on Friday (23). Daily Mirror says the Finance Ministry has settled decisions to close 34 state institutions. Daily FT and Newswire, however, describe a committee examining whether 34 institutions should be closed or combined. Newsfirst also reports plans involving closures and mergers.

Daily Mirror reports the proposed closures are intended to curb government spending and reduce pressure on public finances. Daily FT reports that the Treasury account is nearing a Rs. 1 trillion surplus, compared with a shortfall of around Rs. 700 billion in 2022, and says the institutions in question are viewed as unnecessary or inefficient.

Newswire reports that Dissanayake connected excessive staffing at lower public-service levels with earlier political appointments. It says he identified difficulty recruiting and retaining engineers, IT specialists and managers, and described making government careers more appealing to qualified candidates as an aim.

Newswire reports that the government introduced basic-pay increases in three stages spanning 2025, 2026 and 2027, each costing about Rs. 110 billion. It says the added yearly salary cost would total Rs. 330 billion by 2027 against the 2024 level. The same outlet reports that no additional basic-pay rise was planned for the 2028 Budget, although allowances could receive more attention.

Newswire reports Dissanayake said stronger public administration was needed to ensure people at grassroots level benefit from economic recovery. He linked effective administration with better public services, resolving land matters, and wider access to agriculture, education and healthcare. Newswire also reports a commitment to help update the surveying service through new technology, workforce development and revisions to service rules.

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