SriLanka, Nov. 15 -- Members of the Sri Lanka Police, the Armed Forces and the Prisons Department are set to receive further financial benefits in 2027, with the final phase of the public sector salary revision introduced in 2025 due to take effect alongside additional allowances proposed in the 2027 Budget.

The 2025 Budget introduced a major salary revision for public sector employees, raising the minimum monthly basic salary from Rs. 24,250 to Rs. 40,000, an increase of Rs. 15,750. The value of annual salary increments was also increased by 80 per cent, raising the minimum annual increment from Rs. 250 to Rs. 450.

The revision is being implemented in three phases, with the first taking effect in April 2025 and the second in January 20...