INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The government has proposed a revision to the public sector salary structure as part of the 2025 Budget, improving the minimum wages and
the public sector will be increased by Rs
15,750, raising it from Rs
into the basic salary, along with a net increase of Rs
450, while the increment of Rs
325 billion, with an initial allocation of Rs
5,000 net salary increase and 30% of the adjustment in April 2025
The remaining 70% will be disbursed in equal parts in January 2026 and 2027, the President highlighted.Meanwhile, President Dissanayake also
revealed plans to address critical workforce shortages in the public sector by recruiting 30,000 new employees for essential vacancies
To facilitate this recruitment, Rs