Sri Lanka, Dec. 23 -- A group of employees of the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB), who have not been attached to the new entities established under the restructuring process, have reportedly addressed a letter to the Minister of Energy regarding their retirement status.

In the letter, the employees state that following the restructuring of the CEB in accordance with Extraordinary Gazette No. 2451/11 dated August 26, 2024, they applied for the Voluntary Retirement Scheme (VRS) as employees who were not absorbed into the newly formed companies.

However, nearly 2,200 CEB employees who applied for the VRS are reportedly facing significant uncertainty regarding their professional future.

The group notes that an official retirement date has y...