The Hon. (Dr.) Nalinda Jayatissa — Minister of Health and Mass Media and Chief Government Whip
The Minister stated that the facility in question is a Sub Post Office, not a main Post Office, and that the Department does not construct buildings for Sub Post Offices because the Sub Postmaster must provide suitable premises under Postmaster General guidelines. He explained that previous monthly premises allowances have been revised according to revenue bands, with the relevant Sub Post Office, earning about Rs. 75,000 per month, eligible for an allowance of Rs. 4,000 to Rs. 6,000. He added that departmental construction is undertaken only on state land.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, the answer is as follows:
¶ 02 (a) (i) Yes. (ii) No. For a Sub Post Office (SPO), it is the responsibility of the Sub Postmaster to provide a suitable building in accordance with the Postmaster General’s guidelines. The Department does not construct buildings for SPOs from its budget. (iii) Not applicable.
¶ 03 (b) Not applicable.
¶ 04 To clarify, this is a Sub Post Office, not a main Post Office. Under the procedure, the appointee provides suitable premises subject to PMG guidelines. We previously granted monthly allowances of Rs. 750 (rural) and Rs. 1,500 (urban). Given current conditions, we revised this, based on monthly revenue: - Below Rs. 50,000: Rs. 2,000 - Rs. 50,000–75,000: Rs. 4,000 - Rs. 75,000–100,000: Rs. 6,000 - Above Rs. 100,000: Rs. 7,500
¶ 05 This SPO earns about Rs. 75,000 monthly, thus eligible for Rs. 4,000–6,000. Construction is done only on state land.
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Cite as: The Hon. (Dr.) Nalinda Jayatissa — Minister of Health and Mass Media and Chief Government Whip. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 6 June 2025. No. 1750753418078417. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/28178