President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has appointed a 15‑member Salaries and Pensions Commission under powers vested in him by Article 33 of the Constitution, with a Gazette Extraordinary issued yesterday (22).
The Commission is chaired by Thelge Asoka Peiris, with D.M.C. Nalaka Dissanayake was named Secretary.
Other members include Kuruppuge Khema Anne Vidurya Swarnadhipathi, Premalal Abeysingha Gunasekara, Monty Ranatunge, Nadaraj Ravichandar, Dr. Wimal Jayantha, Dr. Mudith Sujeewa, Thilakawardhana, Brigadier (Retd.) Piyal Jude Fernando, Ahamed Lebbe Mohamed Mukthar, Senerath Tissa Bandara Ratnayake, Lal Chandra Weerakoon, Piyal Pathmanatha, Jayaweera Pathirana, and Sarath Lal Perera.
The Commission has been tasked with recommending solutions to longstanding salary and pension anomalies affecting public officers and pensioners, proposing structural reforms for the public service, in line with Supreme Court rulings and Cabinet decisions, incorporating technological advancements and global trends in its recommendations, and developing strategies for building a technologically empowered, citizen‑centric, ethical, and accountable public service.
The Commission is authorized to conduct inquiries, issue instructions, and submit reports directly to the President, with all tasks to be completed within one year.
Gazette : https://documents.gov.lk/view/egz/2026/6/2494-05_E.pdf (Newswire)