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13/01/2026

6000 ‍ for School Students ( Aswesuma and Schools below 300 Students)
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Festival Allowance Increased
January 13, 2026

Festival Allowance Increased



Cabinet Approval granted for increasing festival allowance for the Government Officers.

Increasing the festival advance provided to government officers.

In terms of the provisions of the Establishments Code on payment of festival advance to government officers, there's a possibility of obtaining rupees 10,000/- as an advance for celebrating festivals of Theipongal, Ramazan, Sinahala and Hindu New Year, Wesak, Deepavali, and Christmas as well as for pilgrimages (Sri Paada pilgrimage and Hajj pilgrimage). Provisions have been given to recover the said advance in 08 or if required earlier without interest. It has been proposed by the Budget 2026 to escalate the said festival advance up to rupees 15,000/ -. Accordingly, the Cabinet of Ministers granted approval to the proposal submitted by the Minister of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Governments to revise the relevant provisions so that the festival advance can be increased up to rupees 15,000/- and issue circular instructions in the regard.







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Cabinet Approval for Recruiting 23344 Teachers
January 13, 2026

Cabinet Approval for Recruiting 23344 Teachers


Implementation of recommendations of the Committee appointed to review the recruitment process of the public service and management the cadre.

Approval of the Cabinet of Ministers was granted at their meeting held on 30.12.2024 to appoint an officers' committee headed by the Secretary to the Prime Minister for taking necessary steps on the recruitment quantities that should essentially be done by recognizing the requirements, priorities and time frames by reviewing the recruitment process of the government service. Considering the requests made to that committee to fill the vacancies in the posts in respective ministries as well as the departments and other institutions under those ministries, the Cabinet of Ministers granted approval to the resolution furnished by the Hon. Prime Minister to grant approval to the relevant Ministries and affiliated institutions for making the following appointments recommended by the committee









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23/12/2025

Proposed Amendments to the Suraksha Student Insurance Scheme
December 23, 2025

Proposed Amendments to the Suraksha Student Insurance Scheme

 





Cabinet approval has been granted to introduce amendments to the Suraksha Student Insurance Scheme for the 2025/2026 period.


Implementation of 'Suraksha' Student Insurance Programme in the year 2025 / 26
The Cabinet of Ministers granted approval to the particulars furnished by the Hon. Prime Minister in her capacity in the post of the Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education that the 'Suraksha' Student Insurance Programme for the year 2025 / 2026 will be implemented including the following amendments and thereby actions will be taken to issue relevant circular instructions.

  • Implementation of 'Suraksha' Student Insurance Programme until 31.08.2026 in relation to the year 2025 / 2026
  • Amendment of the annual income of low income category considered at granting parent death benefit from rupees 180,000/- to rupees 240,000/-
  • Granting benefit up to rupees 75,000/- for the Scoliosis Brace which is used for correcting distortion of the spinal code and Cochlea Equipment.
  • Granting benefits up to rupees Rs. 20,000/- for students those who are taking medicine for longer periods for ailments in the category of critical illness category and another 07 identified ailments.
  • Adding 05 more ailments as Pneumothorax, Encephalitis, Thalassemia, Hereditary Spherocytosis and Sickle Cell Anemia which are in the critical ailment category.
  • From 01.09.2025, providing opportunity to handover the claim applications for obtaining benefits to any regional office of Sri Lanka Insurance General Limited.
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11/12/2025

Vehicles for Primary Health Care System
December 11, 2025

Vehicles for Primary Health Care System




Purchasing of Vehicles for improving of primary health care system across the island

The Government of Sri Lanka has signed a financial agreement with the International Development Association of the World Bank Group to obtain US$ 150 million under the project for improvement of Primary Health Care System. This project will be implemented covering all the districts in Sri Lanka during the period 2024 to 2028 with the objective of prevention and management of non- communicable diseases, elderly and palliative care, including strengthening community level services and building resilience to climate related emergencies. Insufficient transport facilities for the field officers (Public Health Midwives, public health inspectors, primary care nurses, and surveillance teams) has been identified as the decisive obstacles relevant to this project. Accordingly, the Cabinet of Ministers has approved the proposal presented by the Minister of Health and Mass Media to procure the below mentioned vehicles necessary to improve the transport capacity for broadening house based care and community relationship coverage, improve the efficiency of field tests and supervisory work, ensure the transport of clinical waste materials safely and proper time.

  • 26 clinical waste materials transport lorries
  • 26 Double Cab
  • 05 vans with 10 seats
  • 02 buses with 42 seats
  • 2,891 scooters for Public Health Midwives
  • 200 scooters for Public Health Nurses
  • 1,350 Motor Bicycles for public health inspectors
  • 200 scooters for laboratory Services
  • 20 trucks with Refiigerators for Medical Supply Division
  • 08 Fork lifts for Medical Supply Division
  • A crew cab for Divisional Health Office - Puttalam
  • An ambulance fleet for the Jaffna district







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Cabinet Approval for recruiting 2284 State Vacancies
December 11, 2025

Cabinet Approval for recruiting 2284 State Vacancies


Execution of the recommendations of the Committee appointed to Review the Recruitment Process of the Government Service and Manage the Staffs.

A committee comprised of officials headed by the Secretary to the Prime Minister has been appointed to take essential necessary actions regarding the identification of requirements, priorities and time frames by reviewing the recruitment process of the govermment service. Considering the requests furnished to the Committee by the respective Ministries to fill the vacancies existing in the posts within each Ministry and the departments and other entities under the purview of the particular Ministry, the Cabinet of Ministers granted approval to the proposal submitted by the Hon. Prime Minister to recruit as follows as per the recommendations of the Officials' Committee Meeting held on 14.11.2025.


  1. Ministry of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education
  2. Ministry of Health and Mass Media
  3. Ministry of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Governments
  4. Ministry of Finance, Policy Planning and Economic Development
  5. Ministry of Transport, Highways and Urban Development
  6. Ministry of Justice and National Integration
  7. Ministry of Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Cooperative Development
  8. Ministry of Defense
  9. Ministry of Fisheries, Aquatic and Ocean Resources
  10. Ministry of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs
  11. Ministry of Industries and Entrepreneurship Development
  12. Ministry of Buddha Shasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs
  13. Ministry of Plantation and Community Infrastructure Facilities
  14. Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Lands and Irrigation
  15. Western Provincial Council
  16. Uva Provincial Council
  17. North Western Provincial Council
  18. Finance Commission








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27/05/2025

Approval for 15 073 Government Jobs
May 27, 2025

Approval for 15 073 Government Jobs


Cabinet Approval have been given to the recruitment for 15073 vacant posts.

It has been recommended recruitment for 15,073 vacant posts in 02 special expenditure units under 18 line ministers and 04 provincial councils according to two (02) reports furnished by the officials' committee appointed under the chairing of the Secretary to the Prime Minister for the review of the government sector recruitment process and staff management. Accordingly, approval of the Cabinet of Ministers was granted to execute the recruitments recommended by those reports.


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11/02/2025

Cabinet approves 7456 Recruitments
February 11, 2025

Cabinet approves 7456 Recruitments

 

Cabinet Approval Given to 7456 recruitments in government Department and institutions.

Approval has been granted at the meeting held on 30.12.2024 to appoint an officers' committee chaired by the Secretary to the Prime Minister for taking measures required accordingly recognizing the numbers of recruitments compulsorily should be made related to requirements, priorities and time frames by reviewing the government sector recruitment process. 

The Cabinet of Ministers granted approval to the resolution furnished by the Hon. Prime Minister to issue approval to relevant Ministries and Institutions to make recruitment appearing below which were submitted by the Committee considering the requests made to the said Committee by the respective Ministries adhering to the requirements of the Departments and other institutions under the particular Ministry.




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22/10/2024

Cabinet Decisions - 21.10.2024
October 22, 2024

Cabinet Decisions - 21.10.2024


Decisions of cabinet Meeting which was held on 21st of October 2024 has been released.

Cabinet Decisions taken at the Cabinet Meeting conducted on 21-10-2024
  1. Issuance of commemorative stamps to commemorate Sri Lanka - Pakistan diplomatic relationship
  2. Commonwealth Heads of Government Conference - (CHOGM)
  3. Renovations of Warikaramaya building which belonged to the Department of Buddhist Affairs
  4. Disposal of scrap metals in Sri Lanka Railway Department and Sri Lanka Transport Board
  5. Declaration of Eastern Container Terminal Project as a special project.
  6. Co-operative development program for continuation of operational safety and airworthiness
  7. Repair of Mirihana, Kikiliamana and Vavuniya communication towers owned by Sri Lanka Police
  8. Renovation of Ampara Ekgaloya tourist bungalow and Riverstone tourist bungalow( Dumbara Forest Home
  9. Appointment to the post of Director General of the Sri Lanka Coast Conservation Department.
  10. Appointment the officers for the higher management of the Treasury
  11. Appointment of Dr. T.M.J.Nilan Cooray to the post of Director General of the Central Cultural Fund
  12. Appointment of Chairman and members of the Board of Directors of the National Transport Commission
  13. Revision of limits of Bribery Raid Imprest Account of the Bribery or Corruption Allegation Commission
  14. Obtaining funds through the small cost financing facilities for the large scale projects funded by the Asian Development Bank.

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06/08/2024

Maximum 2500 Allowance for Pensioners
August 06, 2024

Maximum 2500 Allowance for Pensioners

 


Elimination of anomalies in pension in the government service.

Certain groups of pensioners have experienced anomalies due to various policy decisions taken by the Cabinet of Ministers as well as the salary revisions carried out from time to time by the government. Accordingly, it has been observed that the government officers retired from 01.01.2016 to 01.01.2020 has confront unjust and relief can be bestowed for around 83,000 retired government officials by eliminating that salary anomaly. Therefore, the Cabinet of Ministers approved the resolution furnished by the Hon. President in his capacity as the Minister of Finance, Economic Stabilization and National Policies to revise the pension salary of those retired officers so that an increase of Rs. 2,500/- to the maximum is received based on the total salary as per schedule No. I of Public Administration Circular No. 03/ 2016 dated 25.02.2016.








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24/05/2024

Cabinet Decisions - 22 May 2024
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14/05/2024

Cabinet Decisions - 13 May 2024
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10/01/2024

Cabinet Decisions - 08.01.024
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31/10/2023

Cabinet Decisions - 30.10.2023
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01/08/2023

Cabinet Decisions -- 31 July 2023
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06/06/2023

Cabinet Decisions 05 June 2023
June 06, 2023

Cabinet Decisions 05 June 2023


Decisions taken by the cabinet meeting which was held on 05 June 2023 has been published.

Major Decisions are listed below
  1. Establishment of an independent regulatory body for the betterment of the film and television industry
  2. National Policy and Strategic Framework for the Prevention and Control of Chronic Noncommunicable Diseases in Sri Lanka
  3. Ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT)
  4. Under the Companies Act No. 7 of 2007, update of orders applicable to company secretaries
  5. The order published under the provisions of the Measurement Units, Standards and Services Act No. 35 of 1995
  6. Rationalization of Value Added Tax Exemptions and Abolition of Simplified Value Added Tax System
  7. Draft a bill on contempt of a court, a tribunal or an institution
  8. Enhancing the general wastewater refinery of the Export Processing Zone of Horana
  9. Awarding the contract for repairing the Honeywell APUs of Sri Lankan Airlines
  10. Reducing the prices of essential drugs
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04/04/2023

Cabinet Decisions (03 April 2023)
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