Govt. officers contesting for LG Polls get relief
The Cabinet has given the green light to the proposal forwarded by Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena in his capacity as the Public Administration, Home Affairs, Provincial Councils and Local Government Minister to provide relief for Government officers entitled for political rights who presented themselves for Local Government elections.
The Government Information Department said that the Commissioner General of Elections has informed the Public Administration, Home Affairs, Provincial Councils and Local Government Ministry that it is appropriate to appoint a committee for solving issues that erupted due to postponement of the Local Government elections 2023 without date.
Accordingly, agreement of the Elections Commission has been granted to implement recommendations of the report submitted by the Committee appointed by the Secretary to that Ministry.
Based on the recommendations of that Committee, the Cabinet granted approval to the proposal furnished by the Prime Minister to implement the following recommendations in the report.
1. If an officer entitled for political rights who presented themselves for Local Government elections and confronted the difficulties due to been transferred to a different service station out of the area and that the officer applied for election has appealed regarding that, the Heads of Institution should consider in the regard and let the officers to serve in their permanent service station after obtaining an affidavit from those officers indicating that they would not engage in political activities in the service station or publicize or promote political opinion.
2. Payment of the basic salary considers the period from April 25, 2023 to May 8, 2023 as a period with salary.
3. Order to report to service compulsorily as per Public Administration Circular No. 07/2023 dated May 8, 2023 in relation to the officers submitted nominations for Local Government elections 2023.
4. Accordingly, to issue a Public Administration circular for solving issues of public officers entitled for political rights.
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