The Hon. Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam
Hon. Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam raised concerns about medical officer transfers affecting Trincomalee District, citing a Health Ministry circular on transfers effective from 31 January and the withholding of unimplemented transfer orders from 2022 and earlier. He said some late-issued transfer orders require doctors to report the next morning, while others have remained in posts for over 10 years without replacement, creating inequity and allegations of favouritism. He requested an inquiry and clarification or a report back on the matter.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, this concerns Trincomalee District and medical officer transfers, which affects the district. The Secretary, Ministry of Health, by circular, has stated transfers are “effective from 31st January” and that “unimplemented transfer orders from 2022 and earlier would be withheld.” The issue is that some transfer orders are sent late in the evening, requiring doctors to report the next morning—causing problems locally. Some doctors remain over 10 years in one place without replacement, creating inequity and allegations of favouritism, including in Trincomalee. Please inquire into this and clarify or report back.
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- Hansard, Friday, 24 October 2025 ·No. 22644 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 24 October 2025. No. 22644. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/28761