The Hon. Major General (Rtd.) Aruna Jayasekera - Deputy Minister of Defence
The Deputy Minister of Defence stated that approval has been sought from the Department of Management Services to fill civilian cadre vacancies in the Army, Navy and Air Force, and that further action will follow once approval is received. He tabled an annex listing the relevant civilian professions across the Tri Forces, including administrative, technical, skilled, semi-skilled and support staff positions.
Verbatim record (translated)
Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 (b) (i) Yes.
¶ 02 (ii) To proceed with filling civilian cadre vacancies in the Tri Forces, approval has been sought from the Department of Management Services; subsequent steps will be taken after receiving such approval.
¶ 03 (c) Not applicable.
¶ 04 Annex tabled: (Lists of professions for Army, Navy, Air Force — e.g., Chief Accountant, Directors (Civil Administration/Internal Audit), Administrative Officers, Translators, Technical Officers, Development Officers, Mechanics, Electricians, Drivers, Storekeepers, Office Assistants, Sanitary Workers, Gardeners, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Technicians, Welders, Carpenters, Plumbers, Fitters, Painters, Timekeepers, Librarians, IT Assistants, and various other skilled, semi-skilled and support staff across the three Services.)
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