අයවැය සහන ගැන ජනපති කියයි

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake announced another public sector salary increase for January 2027 while addressing a rally in Nikaweratiya on Sunday, October 11, according to Newswire. He said the government had already raised public sector pay through its first budget.

Newswire reported that starting salaries would rise to Rs. 65,000 for teachers and Rs. 94,000 for doctors. Lankadeepa separately reported the president’s example of a teacher earning Rs. 38,000 seeing pay increase to nearly Rs. 65,000.

Dissanayake said a stronger public service was needed to carry out development projects and improve government services. He also announced plans to recruit 121,000 public sector employees, including teachers, police officers and Grama Niladhari officers, saying appointments would be made through examinations and interviews rather than political selection.

The president also outlined planned allowance increases for Grama Niladhari officers, Pirivena institutions and teacher trainees. The reports did not provide further details on the timing or amounts of those allowance changes.

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