Hon. (Dr.) Nalinda Jayatissa
Hon. (Dr.) Nalinda Jayatissa stated that the Government had substantially increased basic salaries for paramedical staff, doctors, and nurses, while noting that overtime, extra duty, and holiday payments must remain within economic limits. He also said the long-standing issue of dengue control assistants was being addressed, with Cabinet approval to recruit unqualified personnel as Multitask Development Assistants and steps under way to resolve appointments for both O/L-qualified and non-qualified workers through the Public Service Commission.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Leader of the Opposition, even you would accept we have made significant basic salary increases. Paramedical basic rose from Rs. 22,040 to Rs. 43,320; doctors from Rs. 39,860 to Rs. 79,815; nurses from Rs. 22,395 to Rs. 43,675. Relative to the higher basic, extra duty, OT, and holiday pay amounts are in many cases higher than before. However, they must be within what the economy can bear. We hope you will acknowledge the basic increase.
¶ 02 On dengue control assistants: this issue has lingered for eight years, including under your Government. Some are O/L unqualified. Cabinet approval has been obtained to recruit such persons as Multitask Development Assistants. This process is underway. For the 301 who have passed O/L, we aim to resolve their appointments within a month; for the 671 who have not, we have written to the Public Service Commission and are following up. This issue is now being substantially resolved.
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Cite as: Hon. (Dr.) Nalinda Jayatissa. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 6 March 2025. No. 1742798688089503. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/25399