(Lanka-e-News -16.March.2026, 9.00 PM) Considering the current fuel supply problem, the government has decided to grant one day off per week to government employees to deal with it.
Accordingly, the government has decided to grant Wednesdays off every week to government employees from next Wednesday (18).
Commissioner General of Essential Services Prabhat Chandrakeerthy said this while holding a special press conference at the Government Information Department.
The heads of state institutions have been given permission to take the necessary decision regarding how many employees need to be brought to the workplace on the other four days of the working week.
Meanwhile, Commissioner General Prabhat Chandrakeerthy stated that the government has also decided to temporarily suspend all state festivals.
The government is also considering re-implementing the work-from-home system implemented during the Covid period.
Meanwhile, our correspondents say that there was a shortage of vehicles in Colombo today with the introduction of the QR code fuel quota system.
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