Sri Lanka, Aug. 1 -- A sub-committee was recently appointed under the Ministerial Consultative Committee on Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government, chaired by MP Chandana Sooriyaarachchi, with the objective of seeking solutions to the prevailing salary discrepancies and related issues in the public service.

This decision was made during a recent meeting of the Ministerial Consultative Committee on Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government, held in Parliament under the chairmanship of Minister Prof. A.H.M.H. Abayarathna, and with the participation of Deputy Minister P. Ruwan Senarath and other MPs.

It was noted during the meeting that the matters related to salaries in the public service are...