Sri Lanka, Nov. 29 -- Secretary to the Ministry of Plantation and Community Infrastructure Mr. Prabath Chandrakeerthi has been appointed as the Commissioner General of Essential Services.

The appointment has been made by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake in accordance with the powers vested in him in terms of the Regulation 11(1) of the Emergency (Miscellaneous Provisions and Powers) Regulations, No. 1 of 2025 to execute and coordinate all activities relating to the maintenance of essential services.

President Dissanayake yesterday issued an extraordinary gazette notification declaring a number of services, including the supply of electricity, as essential services.

Other services that have been declared as essential services include ...