WILL CREATE ANOMALY IN PUBLIC SERVICE - GMOA
Government Medical Officers Association (GMOA) has pointed out to Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe that increasing of allowances and providing special salary scales to some officers in the Attorney General’s Department have caused a serious injustice to Executive Officers of the public service who are in parallel posts.
Secretary of GMOA Dr. Haritha Aluthge and Assistant
Dr. Aluthge said that some officers of the Attorney General’s Department have been given a huge salary scale in addition to a Driver’s Allowance of Rs.25,000, Fuel allowance of Rs. one hundred thousand and vehicle allowance of Rs. one hundred thousand
Prime Minister has further stated that government might face a severe problem in paying salaries to government servants in the next 35 years
Secretary Dr. Nalinda Herath said that the Prime Minister was enlightened in this regard during a discussion held between Prime Minister and All Ceylon Executive Officers Union.
Dr. Aluthge said that some officers of the Attorney General’s Department have been given a huge salary scale in addition to a Driver’s Allowance of Rs.25,000, Fuel allowance of Rs. one hundred thousand and vehicle allowance of Rs. one hundred thousand.
Prime Minister has pointed out in this discussion that the allowances and salaries of some officers of the Attorney General Department have been increased according to a decision of Cabinet of Ministers.
Prime Minister has further stated that government might face a severe problem in paying salaries to government servants in the next 35 years.
In the meantime, the Officers of the Government Management Assistants Union have pointed out this anomaly in salaries and allowances during a discussion held with Minister Ranjith Madduma Bandara where he has said that the Government has decided to increase the salaries and allowances of some Officers in the Attorney General’s Department to prevent them from leaving the department as there was a dearth of lawyers in the department which caused delays in court cases.