Dullas wants officials to shed luxury
Rajmi Manatunga
COLOMBO: Transport Minister Dullas Alahapperuma has directed State
transport sector officials to practise austerity whilst engaged in
official duties including doing away with luxury air travel or star
class accommodation during their tour of duty.
Accordingly, officials of all grades in the Ministry and institutions
coming under it, including the Minister himself, will be required to
travel economy class whenever they go abroad on official visits.
The Ministerial directive also calls for discussions, conferences and
workshops of the Ministry to be organised at State venues at all times
and not at star class hotels.
“At a time the people are undergoing many hardships it is only proper
that State officials desist from indulgence.
We should take collective measures to ease these constraints on the
public.
It is our duty to set an example by giving up our lavish lifestyles,”
Alahapperuma said.
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