The Hon. Rohitha Abeygunawardhana

New Democratic Front· Kalutara· 20 February 2025 ·Oral question: Oral Question: Prison Officer Staffing and Overcrowding (Q.2/2025)

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Hon. Rohitha Abeygunawardhana requested the line Minister to consider aligning the salary scales of the Police and Prisons Departments. He argued that both departments perform similar services and should therefore receive comparable pay.

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¶ 01 As line Minister, if you can bring Police and Prisons to the same salary scale, that would be best, because both departments perform similar services.

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Source: Hansard, Thursday, 20 February 2025 ·No. 1740657427093848 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Rohitha Abeygunawardhana. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 20 February 2025. No. 1740657427093848. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/16376