Colombo National Hospital Docs To Launch A T oken Strike On Monday

All doctors attached to Colombo National Hospital have decided to launch a one day token strike on next Monday(27th) by demanding an increase of the availability,disturbance and transport allowance pay to government doctors  from rs.14,000 according to the Colombo National Hospital Branch of GMOA.

This strike action is due to begin at  8 a.m on Monday and will conclude on 8 a.m next day(Tuesday) a spokesman of GMOA Colombo National Hospital Branch has said.

At present Government Doctors have received a sum of Rs.15,000 as Availability,Disturbance And Transport Allowance and GMOA is demanding on  increasing  that allowance to Rs.29,000 the spokesman stressed.

Meanwhile The Secretary of GMOA Dr,Chandika Epitakaduwa has said today (22) a special meeting of GMOA is scheduled  to be summoned on coming Sunday (26) to take a decision on  future course of action
regarding the said allowance.Addressing a press briefing held this noon he stressed that Government Doctors cannot sacrificed their personal money and vehicles anymore to attend on call treatment services in Government Hospitals .Therefore GMOA has urged the authorities to  increase the allowance which also promised by present President Mahinda Rajapaksha in 2008 he stressed

Government Launched Kerosene Subsidy Programme

The Government has today (19th) begun providing  of Kerosene Subsidy to low income families throughout the Island who are undergoing severe hardships due to recent increase of Fuel including Kerosene.Around 500,000 low income families who are without electricity facility will benefited from this Kerosene Subsidy which granted a subsidy of Rs.200 per month per family through Divisional Secretariats Island wide.

Rural Families and Estate Worker Families are amongst the families who are benefited under this subsidy according to Government Sources.The Government is planned to spend Rs.80 million monthly to provide Kerosene Subsidy the sources have revealed.

The Government has increased Fuel Prices with effect from Midnight Last Saturday(11th) with a liter of Kerosene was increased by Rs.35.