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Merging institutes related to rural development:

New department in the offing

A new department is to be set up under the Economic Development Ministry, combining the institutes related to rural development, Ministry sources said. This was revealed by Ministry Secretary Dr. P.B. Jayasundara at a meeting held recently with the officers of the Samurdhi Authority and Agriculture Research Assistants.

The Ministry is in the process of preparing Cabinet paper, drafts and legal documentation in this regard.

As the initial step, the Sri Lanka Samurdhi Authority and the Department of Samurdhi Commissioner General will be merged. The Ministry has taken the policy decision and the Treasury, National Salaries and Cadres Commission, Ministry of Public Administration and the Department of Management Services have extended their agreement to establish the new department.

Merging of institutes related to rural development was a suggestion made by President Mahinda Rajapaksa in his Budget proposals.

According to the new structure, employees of the Samurdhi Authority will be entitled to the Government's pension scheme. They will be facilitated with all the benefits of Government officers.

The Ministry stresses that the employees will not be forced to enter in to the new system.

A volunteer retirement scheme will be launched for the officers who are not willing to work under the new merger.

A new payment structure will be established depending on the present Government salary structure.

According to Ministry sources, the Samurdhi Bank network will also come under the new department. The Ministry suggests that the banking system going beyond the micro-economic frame should expand to livelihood development, insurance and assist in family health and technical skills development in the communities.

Under the proposed combined effort, Ministerial sources emphasised the need for new rules and regulations to provide a high-level service to uplift the living standards of low income families.

 

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