The Hon. (Dr.) Nalinda Jayatissa – Minister of Health and Mass Media

21 August 2025 ·Oral question: Oral Questions: Second Round (Q.971/2025 and others)

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1,848 substitute postal employees are currently registered from intakes in 2012, 2014, 2017, 2018 and 2021. Approval has been granted to regularize 1,000 of them against Postmen/Postal Assistant vacancies, following a Department of Management Services recommendation and review by the relevant public service recruitment committee. Appointments will be made according to seniority, and the absorption process is expected to take about one month.

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¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, the reply is as follows.

¶ 02 (a) (i) 1,848 substitutes are currently registered.

¶ 03 (ii) These registered substitutes were registered in 2012, 2014, 2017, 2018 and 2021.

¶ 04 (iii) Approval was sought from the Department of Management Services to appoint from among registered substitutes to fill 1,982 vacancies for Postmen/Postal Assistants. DMS recommended filling 1,000 and it was submitted to the Committee on Recruitment to the Public Service and Human Resources Management chaired by the Secretary to the Prime Minister.

¶ 05 As a result, approval to regularize 1,000 registered substitutes was granted a few days ago. Appointments will be made by seniority. Within about a month, 1,000 substitutes can be absorbed as permanent employees.

¶ 06 (iv) Yes.

¶ 07 (v) As stated, DMS recommended recruitment of 1,000; the matter has been referred to the Committee for approval, which has now been granted. Implementation will take over a month.

¶ 08 (b) Not applicable.

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