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Public Administration Circular Letter: 3/2003

My No: II/576 E16(II)Temp)

Ministry of Public Adminstration,

Management and Reforms

Independence SquareColombo 07.

08 th October, 2003

To: All Secretaries to Ministries

Chief Secretaries of Provincial Councils

Heads of Departments

Payment of Compensation to Public Officers

Your reference is requested to Public Administration Circulars 21/88,

59/89 and 22/93 dated 13.07.1988, 30.11.1989 and 21.09.1993 respectively.

02. Compensation can be paid in terms of the provisions of the Public

Administration Circular No.22/93 to a Public Officer who suffers an injury

arising under the circumstances explained in paragraph 1 therein.

03. Compensation can also be paid in terms of the provisions of Public

Administration Circular No. 21/88 to Public Officers who are injured while on

duty due to terrorist violence.

04. Public Administration Circular 59/89 dated 30.11.1989 provides for the

payment of compensation to a Public Officer for injury or death caused by

subversive and terrorist activity and also for injury or death occured whether

on duty or not. The paragraph 03 of the above Circular has categorically

instructed that no officer is entitled to relief under both Public Administration

Circulars 22/93 and 21/88 and he could be eligible for only one relief which

is more beneficial to him.

05. We have received complaints that in spite of clear instructions issued in

Public Administration Circular No.59/89, some persons have been grantedrelief under both the above Circulars violating these instructions. Your urgent

attention should be paid to strictly comply with the instructions of the Public

Administration Circular No.59/89.

Sgd / S.C.MannapperumaSecretary

Ministry of Public Administration,Management and Reforms

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Public Administration Circular 03/2003

My No. E/III/3/3-1

Ministry of Public Administration,

Management and Reforms

Independence Square

Colombo - 07

19th March, 2003

Secretaries of Ministries,

Chief Secretaries of Provincial Councils, and

Heads of Department

Amendment of Section 13 of Chapter XXIVof the Establishments Code

Your attention is drawn to Public Administration Circular 13/98 of 27.03.1998. The amount of 

the salary advance under sub-section 13:2 of Chapter XXIV of the Establishments Code and the amount

referred to in the above mentioned Circular is revised as follows.

13:2 from Rs. 2000/- to Rs. 3000/-.

02. This Circular is issued with the concurrence of the General Treasury.

Sgd./B.G. Karunaratne

Director General of Establishments