Sri Lanka, Oct. 5 -- A total of 731 individuals have been selected for appointment to the post of Postal Assistant Grade III under the Primary Non-Skilled Service Category of the Department of Posts.

The permanent appointment letters for the selected group are scheduled to be issued tomorrow (06) at the Temple Trees premises under the patronage of the Minister of Health and Mass Media, Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa.

The Department of Posts has not made any permanent recruitment for Postal Assistants since 2021, resulting in 1,982 vacancies by the end of last year.

With such a substantial number of vacancies, the operations of the Department were facing a serious crisis. To address this, the Cabinet of Ministers, at the request of Minister Nali...