The Cabinet of Ministers has actually granted approval to make almost 7,500 recruitments to a number of government organizations based on the suggestions of the committee designated to review recruitment process of the government service and management of the staff.Accordingly, the number of vacancies in each Ministries, Provincial Councils and Commissions are as listed below; Ministry of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government - 3,000 vacanciesMinistry of Defence 09 vacanciesMinistry of Science and Technology 179 vacanciesMinistry of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education 400 vacanciesMinistry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development 132 vacanciesMinistry of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation 161 vacanciesMinistry of Health and Media 3,519 vacanciesWestern Provincial Council - 34 vacanciesEastern Provincial Council - 05 vacanciesHuman Rights Commission of Sri Lanka - 17 vacanciesTotal 7,456 The approval had actually been given at the meeting held on 30 December 2024 to select a committee chaired by the Secretary to the Prime Minister for taking measures needed appropriately acknowledging the numbers of recruitments compulsorily ought to be made related to requirements, top priorities and amount of time by examining the government sector recruitment process.Accordingly, the Cabinet of Ministers granted approval to the resolution provided by the Prime Minister to issue approval to pertinent Ministries and Institutions to make recruitments as advised by the committee thinking about the respective Ministries adhering to the requirements of the Departments and other institutions under the particular Ministry.