Hon. Major General (Rtd.) G.D. Sooriyabandara,— To ask the Minister of Defence,— (2)
(a) Is he aware that —
(i) the soldiers recruited into the tri Forces under the Special Recruitments (enlisted) have been deployed in duties related to various occupations;
(ii) they have been permitted to perform duties in civilian clothes or in workwear without wearing the uniforms relevant to their services; and
(iii) accordingly, a problem has emerged as 43 soldiers employed in duties at the Information Technology Division of the Sri Lanka Navy have been instructed to wear uniforms?
(b) Will he state —
(i) of the number of soldiers who have been recruited under special recruitments and are currently in service, separately;
(ii) of the respective duties assigned to them and the privileges they are entitled to separately;
(iii) whether they can wear their service uniforms in addition to civilian clothes;
(iv) if so, of the instances in which they can do so;
(v) of the authorities that undertake the issuance of instructions/circulars/orders relating to them;
(vi) whether they may be ordered to wear uniforms at the discretion of the Head of the Institution;
(vii) whether the soldiers referred to in (a) (iii) above perform their duties in service uniform; and
(viii) if not, whether they perform duties in civilian clothes or in workwear?
(c) If not, why?
Asked Date
2025-02-24
Asked by
Hon. Major General (Rtd.) G.D. Sooriyabandara, M.P.
Ministry
Defence
Legislature
Tenth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka
Session
First Session
The answer is given in sinhala language.
Answered Date
2025-04-08
Answered by
Hon. Major General (Rtd.) Aruna Jayasekera, M.P.
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