The Hon. Major General (Rtd.) Aruna Jayasekera - Deputy Minister of Defence
The Deputy Minister of Defence stated that civilian employees of the Army, Navy and Air Force are administered through designated officers for each service, overseen by an Additional Secretary at the Ministry of Defence. He said welfare divisions and committees operate at regimental and command levels, and that civilian employee administration follows the provisions and guidelines of the Ministry of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government. He acknowledged issues relating to retirement and other matters, noting that mechanisms exist and further updates are planned.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Thank you very much, Hon. Ravindra Bandara.
¶ 02 A Civil Administration Institution has appointed an officer for each of the three Services—Army, Air Force and Navy. In addition, there is an Additional Secretary at the Ministry of Defence to oversee their functions. Furthermore, various welfare divisions and committees have been established at regiments and command headquarters of the Army, Air Force and Navy. Special attention has long been paid, in an organized manner, to the welfare of civilian employees.
¶ 03 Your second supplementary is also very important. There is a special system in the Ministry of Defence. All administrative functions of civilian employees are carried out subject to the provisions, policies and guidelines of the Ministry of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government. There are many issues relating to their retirement and other matters. Various mechanisms are in place for those as well, and we have arranged several measures to update them. We will take those steps in the future.
¶ 04 Thank you.
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