Public servants’ minimum basic salary to be doubled
All measures are in place to double the minimum basic salary of the public service within the next five years, Public Administration Minister Ranjith Maddumabandara said. “At present the government spends Rs 800 billion to pay salaries and pensions for state sector employees as the government which granted the highest salary hike for the public service in Sri Lankan history,” he added.
“Accordingly now we are spending 40 percent out of whole national income to pay salaries and pensions of the government employees. All these efforts are to develop the efficiency and the productivity of the Sri Lankan state sector , which has to play a huge role on the way towards the country’s development.”
“At present there are 130,0000 persons working in the public service, but the public attitude about the state service has not changed. All of them are complaining that government service is not efficient and effective,” the minister further explained.
Minister Maddumabandara was addressing a ceremony held at the Public Administration ministry to grant appointment letters to the newly appointed public administration officers-Grade III.
As a developing country Sri Lanka needs to go forward with new principles.
Strengthening the national economy has also become a very important task to make the country a better place for the future generation, he further stated.
Public Administration Ministry Secretary J Dadallage and Additional Secretaries were also present at this event.
(Daily News)
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Hon Madduma Bandara is a dreamer par excellence.
He is proposing to double basic public service wage in 5 years’ time. The current expenditure at LKR800m pa will rise to LKR1,600m pa. To sustain this growth, government revenue should rise by more than 300%.
At the level of corruption which exists in our land, the increase in Government revenue is impossible.
Even after one year of Yahapalana, petty officers in the Customs are being held for alleged swindling of LKR125m of taxes.
The Singaporean Public Service is a model to the world. In Singapore, to rise above 4 of the 5 grades in public service, the officer requires a PhD. (of course, not a PhD similar to that was given to our illustrious ex-Minister, Dr Mervyn Silva).
Sri Lanka can never achieve the status of public service as in Singapore where the role of the public service is confined to Policy Development only. All public service related services are outsourced.
That roughly works to 20% increase for five years. I wish to know where the money growing tree is to help myself to the bounty. Such irresponsible statement from a minister similar to Madam Bandaranayake promising to bring rice from the moon!
Well keep printing more rupee notes out of thin air. The value of the rupee will go down and the cost of living will go up. Print some Rs 10,000 and Rs 20,000 notes and Rs 50,000.