Hon. Ananda Wijepala - Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs
The Minister stated that Budget 2025 has made provision for police-related needs, including urgent approval to recruit 2,500 officers, with gazetting planned for the following month subject to training capacity. He said further recruitment, improved medical facilities, and transfer arrangements to nearby divisions are being pursued to reduce workload pressures. He also noted that the Ministry is working with the Attorney-General to resolve more than 100 pending Supreme Court cases affecting police promotions.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Member, we have already provided for many items in Budget 2025. Next month, we plan to Gazette recruitment of 2,500 officers, subject to training capacity (six-month courses at training colleges). Approval has been given to recruit 2,500 urgently, and we will continue recruitments to alleviate workload pressures, improve medical facilities, and, as far as possible, consider transfers to adjacent divisions rather than within the same police division.
¶ 02 We are also working with the Attorney-General to resolve over 100 pending Supreme Court cases affecting promotions. Over the past four months, steps have been taken and we expect to proceed more effectively and efficiently going forward.
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