COLOMBO: Sri Lanka has introduced a weekly holiday on Wednesdays for public sector employees starting March 18 as authorities seek to manage the country’s limited fuel supplies, reported Xinhua.
Under the measures announced by the Commissioner General of Essential Services Prabath Chandrakeerthi, all government schools, universities and courts will also observe the weekly Wednesday closure. However, the directive will not apply to essential sectors such as healthcare, ports, water supply and customs operations.
The commissioner general stated that the heads of government institutions will retain the authority to summon employees for duty on the remaining four working days of the week, depending on operational requirements.
In a related measure, all government events have been suspended until further notice in response to the fuel situation, according to the announcement. The government has also requested private sector institutions to adopt similar arrangements where possible. – BERNAMA-XINHUA
