Sri Lanka, June 22 -- The House Committee of Parliament has decided to revise the meal charges levied on parliamentary staff, following requests made by staff members.

The decision was made when the committee met in Parliament on Saturday (21), chaired by Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne.

As per the committee's earlier decision on May 23, charges for meals for parliamentary staff were set at Rs. 4,000 per month for executive-grade officers and Rs. 2,500 per month for non-executive staff members, effective from June 01. However, after considering the requests from the staff at length, the committee decided to revise the rates.

Accordingly, from July 1 onwards, executive-grade officers will be charged Rs. 3,000 per month, and non-executive staff...