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Tri-Forces, Police and Civil Defence Force exempted from donating pay

18 May 2020

Defence Secretary Maj. Gen.(Retd) Kamal Gunaratne issuing a statement today (17) said Tri-Forces, Police and Civil Defence Services personnel have been exempted from donating a day’s salary to the Government. Last week, President’s Secretary Dr. P.B. Jayasundara made a request from the public servants to donate their entire, part or day’s salary of May to the Widows’ and Orphans’ Pension Fund to overcome the financial constraints faced by the Government as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. “We have requested them to donate their salaries only according to their willingness to contribute to the request made by President’s Secretary Dr. P.B. Jayasundara,” he said. Refuting certain social media comments on Defence Ministry’s directives to have a day’s pay cut from the Armed Forces and the Police, Maj. Gen. Gunaratne confirmed that this request was irrelevant to soldiers, sailors, airmen, Police and Civil Defence Department personnel.


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