Big gap between productivity levels of public, private sectors: Prez

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President Maithripala Sirisena said that there was a definite gap in the levels of efficiency and productivity when one compares the public and private sectors and added if 15,50,000 public servants committed them selves to improve their productivity at least by 50% from the current 30%, it will not be a difficult task to meet Sri Lanka’s development goals in the future.

Addressing a ceremony yesterday (12) at ‘Ape Gama’ in Battaramulla to mark the presentation of appointment letters to Regional Forest Officers and Productivity Awards of the Mahaweli Development and Environment Department, President Sirisena recalled a disappointing experience he had endured when he participated in the finale of the National Schools Games at the Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium in Colombo recently.

“There was the march-past by the participating schools and in my mind the performance of the public schools on show was not satisfactory. The lack of training and discipline were visible among the public schools. But there was a band and troupe of 'school girls' that stood tall among all the bands. They marched like a military platoon and seemed well trained,

I asked Education Minister Akila which school that band represented and he replied that it was from Musaeus College, Colombo. Then right after Musaeus there was another band from a public school that went by whose performance was hopeless. I again asked Akila the name of the school the band was representing and he named the school and looked up dejectedly. I requested Akila to call the Principal of that school and ask him why he brought a band that performed badly at this function attended by the President,” Sirisena said. (Sandun A Jayasekera)

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Comments - 18

Ara Saturday, 13 October 2018 07:49 PM

We know about this long time ago..do you know about this right now? What a joke? People appoint you to give some solition to these.. not to point out problems.. people already know what they face.. its time to give answers otherwise go home

Anthony Saturday, 13 October 2018 11:16 PM

Mr. Hon President you are a fool you should know what is happening in the country you are speaking so much but now we all know that you are playing your cards because after your period you will enjoy all the benefits till you die which you never dreamnt of.

kumaran Sunday, 14 October 2018 03:02 AM

After nearly three years as Prez., several years as a Minister, many years as a whatever else, he SUDDENLY realizes the wide gap between the private and public sectors!!!

Neville Sunday, 14 October 2018 06:37 AM

If political influence is not there in public sector just as in private sector public sector will be automatically efficient, just as in other developed countries, only difference is the political interference and appointments, President and PM are responsible as the heads of the governing political system, instead of blaming others take the responsibility for what it is!

Dee Sunday, 14 October 2018 06:51 AM

Glad someone realized it!

UniDon Sunday, 14 October 2018 07:57 AM

Pls Mr. President, first analyse the gap between promises that you've made during the election and what you have delivered thereafter; then you could, I hope, understand the rhetoric of productivity, in this case your own!

Chams Sunday, 14 October 2018 09:07 AM

Which newspaper you read to know fhis?

Rizvi Sunday, 14 October 2018 09:30 AM

Your productivity is 0%, and people who voted you realize now.

TONY Sunday, 14 October 2018 11:41 AM

ALSO THERE IS A YAWNING GAP BETWEEN THE PRESIDENT AND THE PM

Be Fair Sunday, 14 October 2018 11:44 AM

Seriously, start with the 225 who is more than useless

Neil Sunday, 14 October 2018 12:52 PM

So do something. system need to be developed and implemented across the whole public sector.Give your secretaries target with performance indicators. Them let them be cacadeed down to departmens/ their heads. Then they will set performance targets to their subordinates. Tie the six months and annual reviews to something.

observer Sunday, 14 October 2018 06:28 PM

You giving advice to a third world country which is corrupted to the core.

sss Sunday, 14 October 2018 05:20 PM

no wonder piliticians have been using public sector as a job bank and also have been appointing idiots for responsible positions

Sambo Sunday, 14 October 2018 06:27 PM

Dear Mr. President, at this rate we will not develop for another thousand years as most of the people in this country are lazy.

SL Sunday, 14 October 2018 07:21 PM

follow Dubai gvt,they keep every gvt venture at profit.

Nana Sunday, 14 October 2018 08:16 PM

Govt discriminate Private Schools and Private Business as much as possible, but country is run on heir efforts. Shame..This is not a new theory, any Country with large Govt sector wont improve. That is a golden truth...

Doug Sunday, 14 October 2018 08:25 PM

Now which newspaper did he get his statistics from ?

Shiran Sunday, 14 October 2018 09:49 PM

so don't have a tax system to demoralize the private sector. let them work hard and accrue wealth and redeploy them more productively than public sector. simple and most basic economic concept.

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