State Minister of Indigenous Medicine Sisira Jayakody announced that the Cabinet has approved extending the additional service allowance, which was previously only available to Western medicine doctors, to now also include Ayurvedic practitioners.
State Minister Jayakody, who noted that Ayurvedic doctors had been requesting this change for over 18 years, expressed gratitude to President Ranil Wickremesinghe for his intervention in realising this long-standing request.
The State Minister made these remarks while addressing the press briefing titled ‘Collective Path to a Stable Country’ held at the Presidential Media Centre (PMC), on Wednesday (7).
State Minister Jayakody also said: “Economic instability is being exacerbated by various international conflicts. It is crucial to remember that a stable country can only be achieved through a stable economic system. National security requires both the country and its economy to be stable.
“The Cabinet has approved extending the additional service allowance previously available only to doctors of Western medicine doctors, to include government Ayurvedic doctors. This long-standing request, made by Ayurvedic doctors for over 18 years, has been realised thanks to the intervention of President Ranil Wickremesinghe, for which special gratitude is due.
“The additional allowance for Ayurvedic doctors will be funded through the budget allocated to the Health Ministry, ensuring that it does not impact the Finance Ministry. This development is a significant win for Government Ayurvedic practitioners.
“As of July 31, applications for registration of traditional healers have been called for, with 712 applications received. Contrary to rumours circulating about the suspension of registration, plans are in place to conduct the necessary examinations in the coming weeks.”
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