COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka’s Cabinet of Ministers has decided to award a Rs. 5,000/- monthly special allowance to all public sector employees from January 2022.This was confirmed by Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa.He also said that Public Sector Pensioners will receive a Rs.
5,000/- special monthly allowance while Samurdhi Beneficiaries will receive an additional monthly allowance of Rs. 1,000/-.In addition, every estate sector family will be given 15 kilogram of wheat flour at Rs.
80/- per kilogram, said the Finance MinisterIn addition, the Cabinet of Minister also decided to award the increased salary for teachers from January 2022, said Minister Gamini Lokuge. .