Several services declared as essential services

Colombo, January 31 (Daily Mirror) - A special Gazette notification has been issued, declaring several services such as supply of electricity, distribution of fuel and hospital services as essential services.

The Gazette notification has been issued by the President by virtue of the powers vested in him in terms of Section 2 of the Essential Public Services Act, No. 61 of 1979.

Accordingly, following services have been declared as assential.

1. All services connected to the supply of electricity

2. The supply or distribution of fuel, including petroleum products and gas

3. All service, work or labour, of any description whatsoever, necessary or required to be done in connection with the 

maintenance, and the reception, care feeding and treatment, of patients in hospitals, nursing homes, dispensaries, 

and other similar institution

4. Public transport services for the transportation of passengers or goods

5. The Facilitation and maintenance of transportation services and tourism services by road, rail, or air, including 

highways, bridges, culverts, airports, ports, and railways

6. All services connected to the supply of water and drainage

7. All services connected with the supply, safeguard, and distribution of food and essential commodities

8. All type of services, works, or labour contributions which should be carried out or required to be carried out by District 

Secretariats, Divisional Secretariats, Grama Niladharis, Samurdhi Development Officers, Agricultural Research 

Assistants, Community Empowerment Officers, Officers of the Clean Sri Lanka Centralized Team, including all 

field level officers of all District and Divisional Secretariats.

9. Ambulance services

10. All state banking and insurance services including the Central Bank of Sri Lanka.

11. Any services carried out by any Local Authorities for the supply of water, electricity, drainage and sewerage systems, 

fire-fighting and ambulance services, scavenging and the removal of garbage (including the carriage and disposal 

of feces), and all services carried out by Local Authorities

12. All services connected to the irrigation

13. All services connected to the telephone, telecommunication, and media

14. All services connected to the reclamation and development of low-lying lands

15. All services connected to the agriculture and agricultural insurance services