Solve Samurdhi officials’ administrative problems before Budget – PM

Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena, on Monday (28), at a meeting held at Temple Trees, to discuss unresolved issues of Samurdhi officials, instructed his officials to solve the administrative problems of Samurdhi officials, before the upcoming Budget.

The trade unions complained of a delay in the implementation of the decisions taken during the discussions regarding these issues that arose with the absorption of the Samurdhi Authority into a department.

They further stated that the decision to charge an additional 4 per cent interest fee in the payment of the 60 per cent Provident Fund contribution owed to the Government by the officers, who expressed their preference under Section 44E(11), while being absorbed into the Samurdhi Department, is unfair.

Special attention was paid to issues such as approval of the cadre of Samurdhi Development Department, establishment of Samurdhi officers in MN 02 salary scale, setting up of a promotion system, addition of Samurdhi regulator service period to Samurdhi development service period and the 4 per cent surcharge with interest, to Samurdhi development officials in payment of arrears to ther widows and orphans funds.

The officials explained the issues related to the Ordinances, circulars and Cabinet decisions that have hindered the resolution of these issues and the Prime Minister stated that at this moment of crisis, everyone’s commitment is required to resolve these contemporary situations.

Prime Minister’s Secretary Anura Dissanayake said that, as Samurdhi officials were absorbed into the Samurdhi Department, other authorities have been absorbed into the department, taking precedents of such cases, and act to solve these problems promptly.

He pointed out that non-settlement of the problems of Government employees is a reason for their poor performance.

MP Jagath Kumar, Public Administration Ministry Secretary K.D.N. Ranjith Ashoka, Secretary, Ministry of Women, Child Affairs and Social Empowerment, Yamuna Perera, Samurdhi Development Department Director General R B.P. Tillakasiri, and representatives of the All Ceylon Samurdhi Development and Agricultural Research Production Assistant Officers Association participated.

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