State Minister for Finance, Ranjith Siyambalapitiya, announces that the remaining 5,000 rupees of the increased 10,000 rupees allowance for government employees will be released to the relevant institutions today along with their monthly salary.
This year, more than 6 billion rupees will be paid in advance.
Usually, the government begins paying salaries to government employees from the 16th of every month, with the first priority being the salaries of teachers, followed by those of the armed forces, and then provincial council employees. However, for the new year, the April salary payment is scheduled to be made on April 10.
Government employees’ salaries will be released from today, along with the remaining 5000 rupees. Accordingly, 107 billion rupees have been allocated for this purpose. Additionally, nearly 13 billion rupees more have been provided for this month, along with the 5000 rupees irrigated tupials, as stated by the Minister of State.