Government,Semi Government And Private Trade Unions Demanding Rs.10,000 Salary Increase For Government Servants

The Budget Proposals presented to the Parliament last Friday was an Election Budget targeting the forthcoming Presidential Elections and the Basic Salary of the Government Servant has been increased by only  Rs.2674 from it according to the joint convener of the Government,Semi Government and Private Sector Trade Unions Collective Saman Ratnapriya .

While increasing the salary of a  lower grade Government Servant by Rs.2674 the government has increased the salary of the higher grade officer   by Rs.16,000 Ratnapriiya has said.

Speaking at a Press Briefing held at the Government Nursing Officers Union in Colombo this morning Ratanapriya has questioned that why the salaries of government servants not increased sufficiently even that the price of a bread loaf has increased by 18 folds during last few years.The collective has already requested the government to increase the basic salary of a Government Servant by Rs.`10,000

The 45 member Trade Union Collective has planned to launch a series of seminars,and leaflet distribution campaigns for public in coming weeks to educate them on the lapses of this years budget proposals.

Government Hospital Radiographers To Launch An Island Wide Token Strike On Thursday(30)

The Government Hospital Radiographers have decided to launch an Island wide token strike on this Thursday(30) by demanding solutions for three of their service problems.

Around 550 government hospital Radiographers will be participating this strike scheduled to be launched from 8 a.m on this Thursday to 8 a.m on Friday according to the Government Radiographers Union.All the planned Radiography Tests including X Ray,C.T Scans and MRI Scans performs in government hospitals  will be cancelled during the strike period the union has said.

Government Nurses In Eastern Province To Launch A Token Strike On Wednesday

All the nurses attach to the Government Hospitals in Eastern Province have decided to launch a one day token strike on this Wednesday(29) by demanding solutions for three of their service demands the Government Nursing Officers Association (GNOA) has said.Around 1000 nurses attach to the hospitals in the province are due to participate this token strike the Association has announced.

Two Hundred People Have Been Displaced Due To The Landslide In Ududumbara

The Kandy-Mahiyangana  A-26 Road was blocked and around 200 people have been displaced this evening due to a landslide occurred between  Ududumbara and Madamahanuwara Police Division.

The officials have evacuate the people living in the area as a safety measure.

A 78 Year Old German Female Went Missing At Ududumbara Was Rescued

A 78 year old German Female who was visiting with 10 other German Nationals in Meemure ,Ududumbara in the Hill Country Area and went   missing since last Friday(24) was rescued by the Sri Lanka Air Force.It has been revealed that the missing female was engaged in climbing Nackles mountains and  while on the half way she has complained to the others that she was not able to continue  further and returned to the bus.

However her colleagues have found that although the missing female has told them that she will return to the bus she was not there in the bus.The group of German Nationals then complained the incident to the Ududumbara Police.Police have later informed on this to the Air Force and the missing female  was rescued later through a special operation launched by the Air Force by using a bell air craft,

Consumer Affairs Authority Has Seized 200,000 KG Of Expired,Colored Coriander In Colombo

The Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) has today(25) seized 200,000 Kilo Grammes of artificially colored, expired  Coriander stored at a retail store in Colombo which prepared to   be re -released to the market in Kalmunai Area.The said stock of coriander worth around Rs.10 million  is not suitable for human consumption and discolored as it has expired already CAA has revealed.

The stock of Coriander seized  was transported from Pettah to Kalmunai to add color through a chemical process it has been revealed.After the process the  colored Coriander stock than transported back to Colombo and distributed among retailers.. 

Several Concessions Given To The Public Through The 2015 Budget Proposals

The Basic Salary of the Public Service Employees have been increased up to Rs.15,000 and all the special allowances to be added to basic salary - Cost Of Living Allowance of Public Sector Employees  increased by Rs.2200 -  Water Bills reduced by 10%  for the first 25 units-  The prices of the Locally Manufactured Milk Powder Products have been reduced by Rs.100 per kilo gramme and local yogurts by Rs.3 -   The standard Price given to Milk Farmers for a liter of fresh milk  has increased  Rs.60 per a Liter-   A pension scheme to be introduced for Apparel Sector Employees       -Mahapola Scholarship fees for University Students to be  increased to Rs.4000 with effect from January 2015 -  are among key proposals made through the 2015 Budget Proposals presented to the parliament this evening by  President Mahinda Rajapaksha.

During his Budget Speech President Rajapksha has announced several other key proposals like Special Tax to be introduced for all Vehicle Imports to the country and US Dollars 100 to be charged for entrance to the casinos.The Fertilizer Subsidy of Rs.350 given to the local farmers will be continued further president has said.Also the guaranteed price for paddy to be increased from Rs.34 to Rs.40 per kilo gramme.

For the pre school teachers a monthly allowance of Rs.2500 will be granted and all the disabled persons in the country will be received Rs.3000 monthly grant according to the budget proposals.The monthly allowance given to the senior citizens of the country to be increased to Rs.2000 per month.

Among other proposals made through the budget speech are 25% electric tariff reduction for small and medium enterprises  that use below 300 units  and 15% reduction of electricity tariffs for industrial sector.

Taxes imposed on imported cars and vans  have been reduced through this budget.