Hon. Hesha Withanage Ankumbura Arachchi,— To ask the Minister of Energy,— (1)
(a) Will he inform this House —
(i) of the number of those employed at the Ceylon Electricity Board, separately on permanent, contract and casual basis;
(ii) of the amounts that were paid to these workers as salaries, allowances and bonuses from 2015 up to now, separately in respect of each year;
(iii) whether he accepts that tasks such as installing electricity lines, digging pits and disconnecting power have been outsourced to contracting institutions;
(iv) of the amounts that were paid to such institutions from 2015 up to now, separately in respect of each year;
(v) of the reasons for outsourcing the works referred to in (iii) above to contracting institutions in a backdrop where excess numbers of workers receiving high salaries, allowances and bonuses are employed at the Ceylon Electricity Board; and
(vi) of the measures be taken to rectify this situation?
(b) If not, why?
Asked Date
2025-02-07
Asked by
Hon. Hesha Withanage Ankumbura Arachchi, M.P.
Ministry
Energy
Legislature
Tenth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka
Session
First Session
The answer is given in sinhala language.
Answered Date
2025-02-07
Answered by
Hon. Kumara Jayakody, M.P.
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