Sri Lanka, Feb. 11 -- The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the implementation of recommendations made by the committee appointed to review government sector recruitment and staff management. The committee, chaired by the Secretary to the Prime Minister, was tasked with assessing essential recruitments based on requirements, priorities, and timelines.

Accordingly, the Cabinet has granted approval to proceed with the recruitment of 7,456 vacancies across various ministries, provincial councils, and commissions. The approved recruitments include:

Ministry of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government - 3,000

Ministry of Defence - 9

Ministry of Science and Technology - 179

Ministry of Finance, Plan Implementation an...