Rs. 15,000 allowance for Gvt administrative and executive officers

The Cabinet of Ministers approved a common allowance of Rs. 15,000 for state executive officers including Sri Lanka administrative officers yesterday.

The allowance will be paid irrespective of the service period of the officers.

Previously, the allowance paid for the executive officers ranged from Rs. 3000 – Rs. 15,000 which was based on the service period of the officers.

Meanwhile, steps will also be taken to convert railway and teaching services to closed services and to create appropriate salary structures.