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Nobody expected this unbelievable increase in electricity charges. Hence there were protests everywhere including in clubs and associations limited to the industrialists and traders. However the tariff increases are friendly to the class separation indicating the departure from the social welfare ideology. Still, everybody feels that the government is putting the burden of their follies and misdoings on the people. The Government claims that it took the hard decision to increase electricity tariffs to cover the losses incurred by the state-owned power generator. The Chairman of the Ceylon Electricity Board, sternly rejecting the accusation that electricity tariffs are increased to cover wastage, said the electricity generation through fuel combustion should be minimised in order to control the increase of electricity charges. He told the national radio that Lanka is faced with the problem of increasing electricity charges due to the rise in fuel prices in the world market. But nobody appears to believe him, as any with common sense could see the wastage due to carnivals, races, VIP protection, their transport and leisure. The poor can see that the government has lost its sense of justice. Otherwise how could rulers not see, that in the present arrangement, the poor have to pay for things which have no relevance to them..jpg)
The total labour force of the CEB is 20,000 and 16,000 of them are permanent employees who are committed to work 24 hours of the day. The government accepts that provision of facilities to these employees is not wastage of funds..jpg)
They have long called for the creation of a central planning body to ensure adequate capacity is developed to meet demand. Also, for retail prices to be controlled to provide affordable electricity prices for domestic consumers. In addition production should be adequate to meet their basic needs. In Lanka the spontaneous protests and mass actions against the price hike have sent a tangible message to the government.
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