NATIONAL SALARIES COMMISSION ESTABLISHED

A National Salaries Commission has been established to provide guidance and assistance to the Government in formulating and executing a National Salaries Policy.

The Commission has been established by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa in accordance with the powers vested upon him under the Article 33 of the Constitution.

With the establishment of this Commission the National Salaries and Cadre Commission established on March 18, 2019 and subsequent amendments to it will be abolished. The gazette notification announcing the establishment of this new

Commission will be issued. The purpose is to appropriately meet the workforce needs of both public and private sectors by reviewing all remuneration structures including salaries and wages in the public and private sectors to maintain the continuous sustainability of earnings. The 15 member Commission is headed by Mr. Upali Wijeweera. The other members of the Commission are Chandrani Senaratne, Gotabaya Jayaratne, Sujatha

Cooray, Madura Wehella, M.S.D. Ran as iri, dr. an and a Hapugoda, High Court Judge Sanjeewa Somaratne,ajith Nayanakantha, Ravi Liyanage, Sanath Ediriweera, Prof. Ranjith Senaratne, Engineer R.m.a mara se kara, retired Major General Siri Ranaweera and W.H. Piyadasa. The government intends to introduce a set of proposal to provide salaries, wages and various incentives that will enable to maintain an efficient public service.