Public Administration Circular Letter: 3/2003

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

Ministry of Public Adminstration,
Management and Reforms
Independence Square
Colombo 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 granted
relief 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.Mannapperuma
Secretary
Ministry of Public Administration,
Management and Reforms
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 XXIV

of 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