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GMOA blames current wave of strikes on govt.
Accuses SLPP of following yahapalana policy
The Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) yesterday (17) accused the government of following destructive yahapalana policy as regards the ad-hoc increase of public sector salaries.
GMOA Secretary Dr. Senal Fernando, in a strongly worded statement flayed the current dispensation for brazenly violating the national salaries and wages policy. Dr. Fernando alleged that the unscrupulous government actions had compelled the entire public sector to what he called a wave of strikes.
The GMOA emphasized that the current wave of strikes was due to the collapse of the national salaries and wages policy. The GMOA declared that a countrywide token strike would be staged on Monday (Feb 21) to register their protest.
Recalling the irrational and discriminatory policies followed before 2003, the GMOA appreciated the then President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga and her successor Mahinda Rajapaksa for putting in place a mechanism to ensure proper implementation of salary and wages policy.
Pointing out that there hadn’t been serious issues from 2006 till 2015, it said that the yahapalana lot caused chaos by giving increments to those in the legal profession. The current dispensation has caused further turmoil by making intervention by way of cabinet decisions.
Declaring a country could be destabilized by unprincipled salary and wages policy, the GMOA warned of dire consequences resulting from short sighted government actions (SF)
The Cabinet of Ministers granted their concurrence to the resolution furnished by the Minister of Youth Affairs to appoint S. Achchudan of Special Grade of Sri Lanka Administrative Service, who is currently serving as an Additional Commissioner of Elections at the Elections Commission who is
recommended by the panel of interviewers to the post of Director General of the Sports Development Department with effect form 01.01.2026.
The Cabinet of Ministers granted approval to the proposal furnished by the Minister of Environment to publish the draft bill of the National Environment (Amended) Act in the government gazette notification and subsequently to submit the same to the Parliament for its concurrence.
The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the proposal presented by the Minister of Buddhism, Religious, and Cultural Affairs to provide tax relief on imported dates received as donations or gift for Ramadan.
This year’s Ramadan fasting season is scheduled to begin on 19-02-2026 and end on 21-03-2026.
S. Achchudan appointed as Director General of the Sports Development Department.
Amendment of the National Environment Act No. 47 of 1980
Tax relief for Dates received as donations or gifts for Ramadan
Cabinet nod to establish the Sri Lanka Industrial Transformation and innovation Authority
Temporary employment of Sri Lankan labour in the State of Israel
Cabinet approves liquidation of Sahasya Investment Company
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