Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs, Ananda Wijepala, stated that while there are approximately 28,000 vacancies in Sri Lanka Police at present, steps have already been taken to urgently fill 5,000 of those vacancies.
He also pointed out that 10,000 personnel currently serving in the Civil Security Department are expected to be attached to the police service. Responding to queries raised by Members of Parliament at the Committee meeting regarding issues faced by the Police Service, Minister Wijepala stated that steps are being taken to provide necessary training programs to improve the efficiency of police officers currently in…
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People- Ananda Wijepala2
- Sunil Watagala2
- D.W.R.B. Seneviratne
Organisations- Police Anti-Corruption Unit2
- Civil Security Department2
- Parliament of Sri Lanka2
- Sri Lanka Police2
- Ministry of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs
- Service
Keywords- vacancies2
- minister2
- urgently2
- steps2
- fill2
- ofcontinue
- immediate
- taken
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