Graduates as Jana Sabha secretaries

Shirley Wijesinghe

An interview will be called from 36,000 graduates who had applied for the posts of Jana Sabha Secretaries in Jana Sabha Secretariats to be established at rural level, Economic Development Deputy Minister Lakshman Yapa Abeywardane said.

The interview will be held next month, the Deputy Minister told a media conference at the Information Department Auditorium yesterday.

Abeywardane said the number of vacancies will be decided after the delimitation of new local boundaries in line with proposed amendments to the Local Government Act.

Explaining the official capacity of Jana Sabha Secretaries, the Deputy Minister said he or she will be assigned duties as Co-ordinating Officers and village level Field Officers such as Agricultural Extension Officers, Samurdhi Niyamakas, Grama Sevaka Niladaris and Family Health Workers.

A public representative of the area will be the President of the Jana Sabha.

According to the Deputy Minister the Jana Sabha Secretaries should be a resident of the area and recognized among the people and with a sound personality.

Tourist arrivals from India and Europe had increased by 74,000 by the end of last month. Over 2.3 million tourists are expected by 2016, he said.

Economic Development Deputy Minister Ranjith Siyambalapitiya said a scheme of recruitment will be established to create future professional prospects for 45,000 graduates recruited to the Government service during the last five years paving the way to enter the Sri Lanka Administrative Service.