President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has appointed a 15-member Public Servants’ Salaries and Pensions Commission to examine long-standing salary and pension-related issues affecting public officers and pensioners, and to recommend reforms aimed at strengthening Sri Lanka’s public service.
The appointment was made through an Extraordinary Gazette notification issued on June 22, 2026, by the President under the powers vested in him by Article 33 of the Constitution of Sri Lanka.
The Commission has been tasked with providing sustainable solutions to salary and pension anomalies, taking into consideration challenges in public financial management, while recommending appropriate salary structures, allowances, incentives, and pension-related measures for public sector employees.
The Commission will also examine structural reforms required within the public service, taking into account technological advancements, global trends, and the need to enhance efficiency, productivity, professionalism, and accountability among public officers.
The appointed members of the Commission are:
- Thelge Asoka Peiris
- Kuruppuge Khema Anne Vidurya Swarnadhipathi
- Alagiyadura Premalal Abeysingha Gunasekara
- Niyangama Balasooriyage Monty Ranatunge
- Nadaraj Ravichandar
- Dr. Randombage Wimal Jayantha
- Dr. Gamlath Mohottige Mudith Sujeewa
- Haththasinge Thilakawardhana
- Brigadier (Retd.) Piyal Jude Fernando
- Ahamed Lebbe Mohamed Mukthar
- Senerath Tissa Bandara Ratnayake
- Abeysinghe Weerakoon Lal Chandra Weerakoon
- Gajadeera Arachchi Piyal Pathmanatha
- Jayaweera Pathirana
- Koswinnage Sarath Lal Perera
Thelge Asoka Peiris has been appointed as the Chairman of the Commission, while D.M.C. Nalaka Dissanayake has been appointed as its Secretary.
According to the Gazette notification, the Commission will submit recommendations on:
- Developing sustainable salary and pension policies for public officers and pensioners.
- Proposing structural reforms for the public service in line with the Supreme Court judgment dated February 25, 2026, related to Fundamental Rights Petition No. SC/FR 23/2014, and the relevant Cabinet decision.
- Identifying future requirements arising from technological developments and international trends.
- Establishing a technologically empowered, citizen-centred, ethical, and accountable public service.
The Commission has been directed to complete its assigned tasks within one year and submit reports to the President periodically.
The Gazette further states that all public officers and relevant institutions are required to provide necessary information and assistance requested by the Commission.
The directive explicitly instructs the Commission to report any instances where state officials or institutional employees delay or fail to fulfill their requested duties during this period.
