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Government Establishes Commission on Salary and Pension Reforms

Government Establishes Commission on Salary and Pension Reforms

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President Anura Kumara Dissanayake took steps yesterday (22) to establish a Salaries and Pensions Commission, chaired by retired Ministry Secretary Mr Asoka Peiris, with the primary objective of providing solutions to existing issues regarding the salaries and pensions of public sector employees and pensioners. Accordingly, the President has acted to establish this commission via Extraordinary Gazette Notification No. 2494/05, dated 22nd June 2026.

The Commission is tasked with presenting recommendations to provide sustainable solutions to issues regarding the salaries and pensions of public sector employees and pensioners, taking into account the salary anomalies that have persisted for many years and the challenges faced in public financial management, in order to manage salary and pension policies in a sustainable manner.

The other members of the Commission: Kuruppuge Khema Anne Vidurya Swarnadhipathi, Alagiyadura Premalal Abeysingha Gunasekara, Niyangama Balasooriyage Monty Ranatunge, Nadaraj Ravichandar, Dr. Randombage Wimal Jayantha, Dr. Gamlath Mohottige Mudith Sujeewa, Haththasinge Thilakawardhana, Brigadier Piyal Jude Fernando (Retd.), Ahamed Lebbe Mohamed Mukthar, Senerath Tissa Bandara Ratnayake, Weerakoon Lal Chandra Weerakoon, Gajadeera Arachchi Piyal Pathmanatha, Jayaweera Pathirana, Koswinnage Sarath Lal Perera 

Furthermore, in accordance with the Cabinet decision No. 26/0622/816/018-1 dated 6th April 2026, the Commission is also tasked with presenting appropriate proposals and recommendations for a structural reform of the entire public service, taking into account the Supreme Court judgment dated 25th February 2026 regarding Fundamental Rights petition No. SC/FR 23/2014.

In presenting the aforementioned proposals, the Commission has also been mandated to focus on new technological trends and global developments, forecast future changes, and recommend strategies to build a technologically empowered, citizen-centric, ethical, and accountable public service that is fit for the future and aligned with evolving global technological transformations.

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