COLOMBO : Minister of Finance Basil Rajapaksa has assured the trade unions of teachers and principals that one-third of their salary anomalies would be paid at once instead of under three stages.
A total of 7.51 percent will be allocated from the Budget 2022 the education sector, Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa says.
Speaking in this regard, the minister said this is the first time the budgetary allocation for the education sector exceeds 6 percent.
“Although it is a difficult move, [we] hope to allot this entire amount from the upcoming budget.”
Rs. 30 billion in total will be set aside from the next budget to eliminate the disparities in the teacher and principal salary scales, Minister Rajapaksa said further.
According to the teacher-principal trade unions, the decision has been taken at a discussion held between Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and Minister Basil Rajapaksa.
Speaking in this regard, General Secretary of Ceylon Teachers’ Union, Joseph Stalin said the teacher-principal trade unions expect to issue a joint statement on the aforesaid decision.
He also noted that their trade union action will not end until the full report of the Subodhini Committee is received.
