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Millions spent to maintain two defunct commissions |
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2009-08-09 | 3.15 PM |
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Over Rs. 248 lakhs has been spent during the last four months to pay the wages and house rents of those attached to the now defunct independent Public Services Commission and the National Police Commission, reliable sources said.
When inquired about the matter from Public Services Commission Secretary Lakshmi Gunawardena, she said that while 140 employees were attached to the Public Services Commission, it has not made any decision with regard to the public service since the end of its period on April 8. She added that while the Commission was not involved in any official work it was carrying out only training programmes. |
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An official attached to the Public Services Commission said that the cost of paying wages to the employees including 30 administration officers and the rent for the building is Rs. 38 lakhs per month.
Secretary of the National Police Commission that ended its term on April 10, K.C. Logeswaran said that Rs. 1,508,622 was spent to pay the wages of 73 employees, Rs. 723,800 as office rent and Rs. 200,000 as water and electricity bills in the month of June alone.
Logeswaran also said that since the end of its term, the Commission had not inquired into any appeals made to it and that matters related to the recruitment, dismissal and extensions of service in the police force are all being handled by the Defence Minister and the IGP.
- Ravaya
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