Hon. Sajith Premadasa
Hon. Sajith Premadasa raised concerns about doctors’ grievances relating to salary revisions, stating that while the basic salary increase is acceptable, allowances should not be reduced to fund it. He urged the Minister to restore the requested allowances and honour undertakings given to medical unions, warning that unresolved issues could lead to strikes affecting patients.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Mr. Chairman, please give me a brief moment.
¶ 02 Many doctors, including Ministers, are Members of this House, and the Speaker himself comes from health administration. I am not arguing with you, Hon. Minister. These are genuine grievances presented by doctors. I accept the basic increase, but do not cut allowances to fund it. Please consider restoring allowances as requested. We do not want strikes that hurt patients. Fulfil the undertakings you gave unions.
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- Hansard, Thursday, 6 March 2025 ·No. 1742798688089503 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: Hon. Sajith Premadasa. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 6 March 2025. No. 1742798688089503. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/25400