In North, East Provinces:

One hundred GN vacancies to be temporarily filled

Shirley WIJESINGHE

One hundred Grama Niladari vacancies in Northern and Eastern Provinces will be temporarily filled by retired Grama Niladaris Public Administration and Home Affairs Ministry Higher Officers told the Daily News yesterday. Accordingly, the appointments would last for one year until new appointments are made through a competitive examination to be conducted by the Examinations Department.

He said there are about 300 vacancies yet to be filled due to lack of bilingual proficiency officers in the country who can work in the Sinhala and Tamil languages. Meanwhile, according to the new scheme of recruitment to the Grama Niladari Service, three ordinary passes at the GCE A' level will be made compulsory.

The new scheme of recruitment had been already submitted to the Salaries and Cadres Committee for approval.

According to Ministry sources, a committee has been appointed to evaluate the proposals of public representatives, civil organizations Government Officers and others for demarcation of new Divisional Secretariats and Grama Niladari Divisions or to amend their area extents giving priority to development and administrative purposes.

The existing Assistant Government Agent offices will be transformed to Divisional Secretariats, according to Ministry sources.