Cabinet approval was granted to recruit 15,073 individuals to fill existing vacancies in the state sector.
Accordingly, the Ministry of Education, Higher Education, and Vocational Training will fill 199 teacher vacancies. The Sabaragamuwa Provincial Ministry of Education will recruit around 6,000 teachers, addressing 3,661 teacher vacancies. The Ministry of Public Administration, Provincial Councils, and Local Government will recruit for 1,658 positions. The Ministry of Health and Mass Media received approval to hire 493 personnel, including two postal service officers and 300 for three other vacant roles in the Postal Department.
These recruitment recommendations were based on two reports submitted by an official committee led by the Prime Minister’s Secretary, which reviewed state sector hiring processes and workforce management. The vacancies span 18 line ministries, four provincial councils, and two special expenditure units.
