Minister of Power and Energy Pavithra Wanniarachchi , announced that depending on qualifications, these workers will be absorbed into the permanent cadre of the Ceylon Electricity Board with effect from 1st December 2014.
This was stated by the Minister at a special media conference held at the Ministry of Power and Energy on Thursday (20)'.
Speaking further at the media conference the Minister Pavithra Wanniarachchi, stated that Personally the Ceylon Electricity Board has been obtaining the services of Manpower Agencies for many years.
These people who serve under these Manpower Agencies have been agitating for a long time and requesting both me and our Government to give them some redress and telling us about their problems.Therefore we have taken a decision, both as a Government and specially on the instructions of His Excellency the President, to make these brothers and sisters permanent employees of the Ceylon Electricity Board.
President Mahinda Rajapakse stated at the recent Budget presentation that all those who are working in Government Departments, Corporations, and Statutory bodies on a temporary basis will be made permanent. Based on this decision it was made easy for us to absorb these workers in to the permanent Cadre of the Ceylon Electricity Board.
It was decided that specially, even if those brothers and sisters who serve under these Manpower Agencies on casual basis ,or contract basis did not serve the institution, the wish of the Government was to make all workers working under these manpower agencies permanent in the Ceylon Electricity Board. Accordingly these workers will enter the Ceylon Electricity Board as permanent workers with effect from 1st December 2014.
Minister Pavithra Wanniarachchi stated that ,as per the recruitment procedure this recruitment will take place according to theirqualifications.
Taking part in this Media conference was the Secretary to the Ministry of Power and Energy, Mr. M.M.C. Ferdinando, Chairman of the Ceylon Electricity Board Mr. W.B. Ganegala, Private Secretary to the Hon Minister of Power and Energy Mr. Kanchana Jayaratne and Additional Secretary of the Ministry of Power and Energy Mr. M.I.M. Rafeek.
