The Hon. (Dr.) Nalinda Jayatissa
Hon. (Dr.) Nalinda Jayatissa said the Health Ministry has about 150,000 employees, many in junior and Health Service Assistant roles, and that vacancies should be addressed through timely transfers based on hospital needs. He noted that past recruitment was regionally uneven, creating difficulties in implementing a rules-based transfer scheme as many employees seek postings near their home areas. He stated that the Ministry is recruiting and posting staff under a proper mechanism and expediting the recruitment of 1,000 substitutes to ease staffing shortages.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, about 150,000 serve in the Health Ministry. Most are junior staff or Health Service Assistants. Vacancies should be filled by timely transfers based on hospital needs; therefore vacancies do exist. Over several past governments, recruitment was not regionally balanced; for instance, larger numbers are from Polonnaruwa, next from Badulla, then Kalutara, Beruwala, Agalawatta, Matugama, and some from Kandy—many seek postings near their home areas, complicating a rules-based transfer scheme.
¶ 02 We are recruiting and posting under a proper mechanism to fill gaps. Additionally, we are expediting the recruitment of 1,000 substitutes, which will provide a notable relief.
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