Tuesday, July 10, 2018

Public and semi-Government sector employees exceed 1.1 million


People waiting for a train at Maradana Railway Station. The total number of employees in the Public and Semi-Government sectors excluding uniformed staff of the three forces – Army, Navy and Air Force – as at 17 November 2016 was enumerated as 1,109,475 – Pic by Shehan Gunasekara

logoTuesday, 10 July 2018


The importance of the Public Sector is an indisputable social and economic reality throughout the world. The Public Sector usually comprises of organisations that are owned and operated by the Government and exist to provide services such as public education, healthcare, national defence, military, police, infrastructure (public roads, bridges, tunnels, water supply, sewers, electrical grids, telecommunications, etc.) for its citizens.