The Hon. (Dr.) Hansaka Wijemuni
Hon. (Dr.) Hansaka Wijemuni stated that the individuals concerned are legally recorded as volunteers, a situation seen in other Northern and Eastern hospitals, though not on the same scale as in Jaffna. He said any payments made to them were outside the Government’s authority and may have come from an NGO or another body. He indicated that they would be prioritized in future recruitment but that there is no legal basis to pay arrears or past salaries.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 As I clarified, they are recorded as volunteers under the law. This issue exists not only in Jaffna but also in other Northern and Eastern hospitals; however, recruitment and retention of volunteers at this scale has not occurred elsewhere — that is the uniqueness here. Any payments reportedly made were outside our limits, likely by an NGO or some other entity. While we will prioritize them in future recruitment, there is no legal mechanism to pay past salaries.
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Cite as: The Hon. (Dr.) Hansaka Wijemuni. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 5 June 2025. No. 1750828922068945. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/21257