Gazette issued declaring several services as essential services

2026-01-31 - 08:09

An Extraordinary Gazette notification has been issued declaring a number of services as essential services, including all services related to the supply of electricity, the supply or distribution of fuel, petroleum products and gas, hospitals, pharmacies, and passenger and goods transport services. This Extraordinary Gazette has been issued under the powers vested in the President of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, in terms of Section 2 of the Essential Public Services Act, No. 61 of 1979. Taking into consideration