• 5,000 to be promoted 

The recruitment of 5,000 Police personnel will take place promptly to fill the existing vacancies in the Police service, Minister of Public Security Ananda Wijepala said in the Parliament.

The gazette notification in this regard has been published and applications are being accepted at present.

At present, around 28,000 vacancies exist in the Police Department.

Wijepala stated that a decision has been taken to grant promotions to 5,000 Police personnel including around 1,500 higher-grade officers.