The government plans to recruit approximately 110,000 additional employees to Sri Lanka’s public service as part of efforts to fill existing vacancies and improve the efficiency of state institutions.

According to the 2027 Budget Speech, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said approval has already been granted to fill 148,940 vacancies in the public sector.

The approvals were granted by the Cabinet-appointed Officials’ Committee on Staff Management and the Department of Management Services following a review of public sector recruitment requirements.

Of the approved vacancies, approximately 40,000 appointments have already been completed.

The President said financial provisions will be allocated to recruit a further 110,000 employees in the future.

The proposed recruitments are aimed at ensuring adequate human resources in government institutions to maintain an efficient and quality public service.

The Budget also proposes addressing issues affecting departmental services and other executive services by aligning their promotion mechanisms with those currently available to island-wide services.

The recruitment programme forms part of the government’s broader plans to strengthen and modernise Sri Lanka’s public administration. (Newswire)