Cabinet approves special monthly allowance for pensioners

July 24, 2024 08:12 pm

The Cabinet of Ministers has granted approval to provide a special monthly allowance of Rs. 3,000 to pensioners starting from September 2024 until their salary anomalies are fully addressed, according to Minister Susil Premajayantha.

“A separate committee has been appointed regarding the salary disparities in the public service. The committee was appointed to solve the salary disparities in all fields at once. In the meantime, according to the committee’s own opinion, it was decided to give an allowance of Rs.3000 rupees to the pensioners from September. About 700,000 people will get that benefit”, said the minister.

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