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Enhance Government Services
Public Service
- Conducting a comprehensive human resource audit covering the entire public service and rationalizing the entire public service in terms of a human resource management plan. All recruitments, appointments, and placements in the public service will be conducted based on meritocracy, ensuring that the most talented and capable individuals are strategically positioned.
- Standardising public service delivery and continuously evaluating the public service based on performance evaluation targets. We are committed to investing in public sector training both locally and internationally. We will rationalise civil service training institutions by establishing a Civil Service College with international standards.
- Increase in the Cost-of-Living allowance for public servants: Our government shall increase the monthly cost of living allowance to all eligible public sector employees to a minimum of Rs. 25,000 from current amount Rs 17,800 and be adjusted for current allowances.
- Increase in basic salary for public servants: The minimum initial monthly salary for government service will increase by at least 24% (based on the current ratios for grades). This adjustment shall include any terms and conditions of various adjustments and allowances currently being enjoyed.
- The above two adjustments shall make the minimum gross salary in public service Rs. 57,500, including the cost-of-living allowance.
- In light of the ongoing uncertainty caused by the 2016 budget proposals concerning pension entitlements for newly recruited government servants, we propose to cancel the prior decision and ensure that all government employees hired since 2016 receive their pensions in accordance with the Minutes of Pensions. Their appointments will be altered accordingly.
- The Development Officers in public service at present will be reassigned to suitable positions within the public service based on their qualifications, abilities, and preferences. The government will also provide support for the Development Officers serving at present to obtain appropriate skills or vocational training to enable them to competitively seek job opportunities in both local and foreign job markets based on their preference.
