A committee has been appointed by President Ranil Wickramasinghe to obtain prior approval for new appointments or changes to the positions of chairman and director of state corporations, statutory boards and state-owned enterprises.
A committee has been appointed by President Ranil Wickramasinghe to obtain prior approval for new appointments or changes to the positions of chairman and director of state corporations, statutory boards and state-owned enterprises.
The other members of the committee chaired by President’s Secretary Saman Ekanayake are Prime Minister’s Secretary Anura Dissanayake, Cabinet Secretary W.M.D.J. Messrs. Fernando and Mr.
Chaminda Kularatne, Additional Secretary to the President, has been appointed as the secretary of the committee.
It is stated that if it is necessary to change the positions of chairman and board of directors of state corporations, statutory boards and state-owned enterprises, it is mandatory to submit nominations to the above committee with justifiable reasons and obtain prior approval.
It is reported that this committee has been appointed to focus on the occasional written requests to the President to change the positions of chairman and board of directors of state corporations, statutory boards and state-owned enterprises without prior agreement and some informal appointments.
In this regard, a letter has been sent directly to all the secretaries of the ministries with the signature of the President’s Secretary, and copies have been sent to the Prime Minister’s Secretary and the Ministry of Finance, Economic Stabilization and National Policy for making the necessary arrangements.
Meanwhile, Pohottu Party Member of Parliament Mr. Namal Rajapaksa has also proposed two names for the chief executive position of GSMB Technical Services (Pvt) Ltd, which operates under the Bureau of Geological Survey and Mines.
It is stated that the MP Namal Rajapaksa has submitted this request in writing to Mr. Nasir Ahmed, the minister in charge of environment subject under the parliamentary letter heading.
Mr. Namal Rajapaksa submitted the relevant request letter to the Minister of Environment on August 06 and among the names Mr. Namal Rajapaksa submitted for that position, M. H. D. P. Mr. Karunaratne has been appointed.
However, it should be emphasized that whether the committee appointed by the President is functioning in a proper manner is a matter that the people are concerned about. The purpose of appointing this committee is to control various problematic situations caused by informal appointments.
