The report of the committee appointed by the Cabinet to review the process of recruiting public servants has suggested to prepare a system of Voluntary Retirement Scheme (VRS) for public servants who have completed 55 years and have been engaged in public service for 20 years or more.
The report of the six-member committee chaired by the Prime Minister’s Secretary Anura Dissanayake has proposed to abolish the current operational method for recruiting staff for development projects and recruit the officers under the ministry for the vacancies related to the relevant projects.
If it is necessary to hire an officer with expertise for a particular project, this committee has also proposed to hire only one officer for the entire organization on a contract basis instead of recruiting for the relevant project. The report of this committee has also proposed to give the priority of transfers to the area in which public servants are residing in the annual transfers from now on.
The report further states that 70 percent of the state’s income of Rs.3,523 billion this year, i.e.Rs.2,433 billion has been allocated for salary payments to state employees.
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