President Gotabaya Rajapaksa stated at a cabinet meeting yesterday (2nd) that the salary anomalies of teachers and principals cannot be eliminated at present.
The President has acknowledged that the salary anomalies of teachers and principals should be eliminated, but given the current situation in the country, this is not the time to do so, he has said.
The President has stated that the forthcoming budget will focus on correcting the salary anomalies of teachers and other public servants.
The President has said that the government has paid the salaries of public servants on time despite the Corona crisis and that teachers should also fulfill their responsibilities at this time.
However, teachers ‘and principals’ union leaders say that it is unacceptable to say that eliminating teacher-principal salary anomalies cannot be given priority as the government is allocating billions for various projects.
