Cabinet decides to award allowance to public sector & pay increased salary for teachers

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka's Cabinet of Ministers has decided to award a Rs. 5,000/- monthly special allowance to all public sector employees from January 2022.

This was confirmed by Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa.

He also said that Public Sector Pensioners will receive a Rs. 5,000/- special monthly allowance while Samurdhi Beneficiaries will receive an additional monthly allowance of Rs. 1,000/-.

In addition, every estate sector family will be given 15 kilogram of wheat flour at Rs. 80/- per kilogram, said the Finance Minister

In addition, the Cabinet of Minister also decided to award the increased salary for teachers from January 2022, said Minister Gamini Lokuge.