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Colombo, April 8 (Daily Mirror) - The balance Rs.5,000 of the increased allowance of Rs.10,000 to government employees will be released to the relevant institutions today along with their monthly salary, Finance State Minister Ranjith Siyambalapitiya said.
Earlier, the government had released the first portion of Rs. 10,000 to government employees. The total calculation of the festival advance of the government employees for the New Year season was nearly Rs. 6 billion, and the government had already paid that.
Usually, the government starts to pay government employees salaries from the 16th of every month, with first priority to teachers' salaries, second to tri-forces salaries and with the Provincil Council employee salaries in the third place.
However, the salaries for April will be paid on April 10 in view of the New Year. Usually, government employees' monthly salaries are on the 25th of every month, he said.
"Accordingly, the government has decided to release the salaries of government employees, including the remaining Rs. 5,000, which is a total of Rs. 107 billion, to relavent institutions from today. Nearly Rs. 13 billion has been increased for this month other than ordinary salaries," the State Minister said.
Nearly Rs. 28 billion was already being paid to pensioners.
Other welfare allowances related to the month of April will be given without any delay, the State Finance Minister added.
Amar Monday, 08 April 2024 08:52 AM
PRIVATE SECTOR employees are the back bone to the ECONOMY. You all ate squeezing private companies and giving salary increment to public sector. Very unfair.
sam Monday, 08 April 2024 09:17 AM
Pensioners dont get these
Last chance Monday, 08 April 2024 10:36 AM
Rs 10000 won’t make much difference to their life as most of them are heavily indebted to the pawn brokers and the lending institutions. One more thing please don’t bet on their votes.
johan Monday, 08 April 2024 11:07 AM
Increase VAT to 18% then increase the salaries.Rob Peter and Paul to pay Paul.
Rip Winkle Monday, 08 April 2024 11:35 AM
Is it enough to buy you votes at the upcoming elections?
Sambo Monday, 08 April 2024 02:11 PM
More carrots being distributed. Take all tha's given and vote for the right person. Do not vote for carrots.
Priyan66 Monday, 08 April 2024 02:31 PM
This is very unfair. Tax the working people and pay to inefficient and corrupt government servants
Shera Tuesday, 09 April 2024 04:11 PM
Cost of living is higher now so this will benefit government employees whose salaries are less than private sector. HOWEVER, 90% of government employees don't really do any work. They come to office to chit chat and take a break from hectic family life. They do their personal work using office equipment. They while away their time making customers wait all day to get one thing done and ask them to come again another day to get the next thing done by the person on the top/bottom floor or the next cubicle. Or they come to work only on certain days. Sooo why reward this behavior?
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