The Hon. Wasantha Samarasinghe - Minister of Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Cooperative Development
The Minister stated that the Government would address accumulated administrative issues, including regularizing appointments for employees without EPF coverage and clearing pension backlogs for around 800 retirees. He also said a policy proposal had been made to manage surcharges when recovering the 60 per cent Government contribution, to prevent gratuity payments being fully absorbed, and linked these measures to strengthening social empowerment and service delivery.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Presiding Member, grant me two more minutes. We will resolve these accumulated issues, regularize appointments for those without EPF, and clear pension backlogs for about 800 retirees. We have also proposed policy to address any surcharge when recovering the 60% Government contribution so gratuity isn’t entirely consumed. Our Government is committed to a robust social empowerment process so officers can work with satisfaction and communities benefit. Thank you.
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Cite as: The Hon. Wasantha Samarasinghe - Minister of Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Cooperative Development. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 5 March 2025. No. 1742473561091594. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/2360