The Hon. (Dr.) Anil Jayantha - Minister of Labour and Acting Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development
Loans are governed by established regulations and were described as outside the scope of the main question. The Minister said the figure of 513 affected employees was incorrect and attributed the issue to unauthorised salary increments, noting that Circular 01/2025 regularises salaries in three phases so that by 1 January 2026 no employee will be negatively affected. He added that disparities affecting 77 identified employees will be resolved, while any interim relief must await the court’s determination because the matter is pending before it.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 On loans: that is outside the scope of the main question; loans are provided under established regulations, not arbitrarily. On numbers, the 513 cited is incorrect. The problem stems from unauthorised increments. Under Circular 01/2025, salaries are being regularised in three phases; by 2026.01.01 no employee will see a negative effect, and disparities for the identified 77 employees will also be resolved. We even explored interim relief mechanisms, but since the matter is before court, we must await its determination.
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Cite as: The Hon. (Dr.) Anil Jayantha - Minister of Labour and Acting Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 25 September 2025. No. 1759483897051145. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/20076