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State workers will get their July salary despite rumours

Published

4 years ago

2022/07/15

The government could pay the salaries of state employees for the month of July, a senior finance ministry official said yesterday.He said that state employees did not have to worry about their salaries for July.The government was trying to pay state employees without asking the Central Bank to print money, he said.

“There are people who are spreading a rumour that state employees will not be paid in July. This is an attempt to create unrest,” he said.

Sri Lanka had increased the number of state workers by 11 percent between 2014 and 2021, he said. The official said that the country had about 1.5 million state employees and about 86 percent of taxes had been utilised to pay their salaries and pensions in 2021, when the total government tax revenue was Rs. 1,216 billion, while the total amount spent on government salaries and pension payments stood at Rs 1,052 billion.

After paying the salaries and pensions of public sector workers, the remainder of the total tax revenue was only Rs 164 billion, he said. The official said the pandemic had badly hit the developed, middle income and poor countries across the world alike and over four million people had died. While hunger, malnutrition and poverty had increased, it was not an easy task to maintain public finance management for any government.

When Sri Lanka gained Independence from Britain in 1948, there was one public servant for 113 Sri Lankans. However, successive governments expanded the civil service. Now the ratio is one civil servant for 13 Sri Lankans,” he said. (SNG)

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Heat Index at Caution level’ in the Northern, North-central, North-western, Western and Southern provinces and in Trincomalee district.

Published

16 hours ago

2026/04/13

Priyan

Warm Weather Advisory
Issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre
Issued at 3.30 p.m. on 12 April 2026, valid for 13 April 2026.

Heat index, the temperature felt on human body is likely to increase up to ‘Caution level’ at some places in the Northern, North-central, North-western, Western and Southern provinces and in Trincomalee district.

The Heat Index Forecast is calculated by using relative humidity and maximum temperature and this is the condition that is felt on your body. This is not the forecast of maximum temperature. It is generated by the Department of Meteorology for the next day period and prepared by using global numerical weather prediction model data.

Effect of the heat index on human body is mentioned in the above table and it is prepared on the advice of the Ministry of Health and Indigenous Medical Services.

ACTION REQUIRED
Job sites: Stay hydrated and takes breaks in the shade as often as possible.
Indoors: Check up on the elderly and the sick.
Vehicles: Never leave children unattended.
Outdoors: Limit strenuous outdoor activities, find shade and stay hydrated.
Dress: Wear lightweight and white or light-colored clothing.

Note:
In addition, please refer to advisories issued by the Disaster Preparedness & Response Division, Ministry of Health in this regard as well. For further clarifications please contact 011-7446491.

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Sun directly overhead Pesalai, Mankulam and Nedunkerny about 12:11 noon

Published

17 hours ago

2026/04/13

Priyan

On the apparent northward relative motion of the sun, it is going to be directly over the latitudes of Sri Lanka from 05th to 15th of April in this year.

The nearest areas of Sri Lanka over which the sun is overhead today (13th) are Pesalai, Mankulam and Nedunkerny about 12:11 noon.