The Hon. Kumara Jayakody
Kumara Jayakody stated that, under the relevant Act, CEB employees must indicate by 27 October whether they consent to be assigned to the new institutions or prefer to leave. He said assignments would proceed in accordance with the law, with no demotions, promotions, or salary scale reductions, and existing conditions would be maintained pending institutional establishment and resolution of issues. He also noted that the PUCSL had stated there would be no electricity tariff increase.
Verbatim record (translated)
Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 There may be small discrepancies in wording. Under the Act, employees must inform by October 27 whether they consent to be assigned or prefer to leave. In no way will their grades be harmed; there will be no demotion or promotion, nor any reduction in salary scales. In fact, we expect to enhance their positions, but that can be done after establishing the institutions. We will maintain the same conditions they had in the CEB, resolving issues within. We will do nothing contrary to the law. Employees must be informed by the 27th. Whether or not they respond, assignment will proceed as notified.
¶ 02 Regarding tariffs, the PUCSL has stated there will be no increase. Therefore, I believe there is no question to be asked on that.
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- Hansard, Tuesday, 21 October 2025 ·No. 22635 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Kumara Jayakody. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 21 October 2025. No. 22635. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/29531