The Hon. (Dr.) Nalinda Jayatissa
The answer states that the rent allowance previously paid to Sub-Postmasters—Rs. 1,500 for urban offices and Rs. 750 for rural offices—was inadequate. It notes that Cabinet approval was granted on 19 February 2025 to revise the allowance and link payments to revenue targets assigned by the Treasury and Department of Posts. From 1 April 2025, the allowance has been increased on a graded basis from Rs. 2,000 to Rs. 7,500 depending on the monthly revenue achieved by each Sub-Post Office.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Answer tabled.
¶ 02 Rent Allowance Paid to Maintain Sub-Post Offices: Increase
¶ 03 (a) (i) Yes. I accept that the office rent allowance currently paid is not adequate. Up to 31.03.2025, the space (rent) allowance paid to Sub-Postmasters was Rs. 1,500 for urban and Rs. 750 for rural offices, which has been identified as inadequate.
¶ 04 (ii) There is no impediment. Revising the allowance was approved by Cabinet Decision dated 19.02.2025.
¶ 05 (iii) The General Treasury has assigned revenue targets to the Department of Posts, which have been cascaded to all Post and Sub-Post Offices. As an incentive towards achieving these targets, Cabinet Decision No. AMP/25/0219/815/020 dated 19.02.2025 approved linking the allowance payments to the target levels achieved by Sub-Post Offices.
¶ 06 (iv) Not applicable.
¶ 07 (v) Completed. With effect from 01.04.2025, the allowance has been revised as follows, based on the monthly revenue target achieved: - Offices with revenue less than Rs. 50,000: Rs. 2,000 - Rs. 50,000 – Rs. 75,000: Rs. 4,000 - Rs. 75,000 – Rs. 100,000: Rs. 6,000 - Above Rs. 100,000: Rs. 7,500
¶ 08 (b) Not applicable.
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