Hon. Major General (Rtd.) G.D. Sooriyabandara,— To ask the Minister of Defence,— (2)
(a) Is he aware that —
(i) the soldiers recruited into the tri Forces under the Special Recruitments (enlisted) have been deployed in duties related to various occupations;
(ii) they have been permitted to perform duties in civilian clothes or in workwear without wearing the uniforms relevant to their services; and
(iii) accordingly, a problem has emerged as 43 soldiers employed in duties at the Information Technology Division of the Sri Lanka Navy have been instructed to wear uniforms?
(b) Will he state —
(i) of the number of soldiers who have been recruited under special recruitments and are currently in service, separately;
(ii) of the respective duties assigned to them and the privileges they are entitled to separately;
(iii) whether they can wear their service uniforms in addition to civilian clothes;
(iv) if so, of the instances in which they can do so;
(v) of the authorities that undertake the issuance of instructions/circulars/orders relating to them;
(vi) whether they may be ordered to wear uniforms at the discretion of the Head of the Institution;
(vii) whether the soldiers referred to in (a) (iii) above perform their duties in service uniform; and
(viii) if not, whether they perform duties in civilian clothes or in workwear?
(c) If not, why?
Asked Date
2025-02-24
Asked by
Hon. Major General (Rtd.) G.D. Sooriyabandara, M.P.
Ministry
Defence
Legislature
Tenth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka
Session
1
Issues of the officers recruited to the Sri Lanka Navy under Special Recruitment Scheme
Answered Date
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