Special committee to be appointed on increasing allowances for GN officers

Special committee to be appointed on increasing allowances for GN officers

September 16, 2023   04:26 pm

State Minister of Home Affairs Ashoka Priyantha emphasized that it has been decided to appoint a special committee to look into the matter of increasing the allowances provided to Grama Niladhari (GN) officers.

The State Minister made these remarks during a conference held in Colombo today (Sep 16).

In the two-day conference for the District Secretaries, the existing issues of the Grama Niladhari officers have been discussed at length.

There, it has been decided that a special committee should be appointed pertaining to increasing the current allowances of the Grama Niladhari officers.

They have reportedly been demanding an increase to their allowances over a long period of time.

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