Hon. Sugath Wasantha de Silva
Hon. Sugath Wasantha de Silva raised concerns about the low travel allowance of Rs. 2,000 for central Government Social Services Officers and disparities with provincial officers. He said these officers are frontline workers supporting persons with disabilities but face difficulties covering their areas, while retirements and departures from service also require regularization. He asked whether the forthcoming Budget could increase travel allowances for central Government Social Services Officers involved in disability assistance.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Minister, thank you for the reply. We know the Social Services Officer is the frontline officer working closely with persons with disabilities. The central Government Social Services Officers’ travel allowance is capped at Rs. 2,000. There are disparities between Provinces too. At such a low allowance, officers face difficulties covering their areas for this allowance programme. Also, officers are retiring or leaving service, and regularization is needed. Hon. Minister, is there a possibility to increase especially the central Government Social Services Officers’ travel allowances in the forthcoming Budget? They work closely on this disability assistance.
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- Hansard, Wednesday, 10 June 2026 ·No. 23707 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: Hon. Sugath Wasantha de Silva. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 10 June 2026. No. 23707. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/21483