Sri Lanka, Sept. 29 -- The aim of the government is to establish an independent and efficient public service that properly serves the people, Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya has stated.

The Prime Minister also invited a group of newly appointed officers to come forward in developing the nation through a dedicated and efficient public service.

The Prime Minister made these remarks while attending the ceremony to award appointments to 1,890 officers who were selected from the open competitive examination and subsequent interviews for recruitment to Grade III of the Sri Lanka Administrative Service.

The Prime Minister further stated:

I wish to remind you that you are not joining a traditional public service. You are not entering th...