Office of the Cabinet of Ministers
Notice on the Recruitment of 26,095 into the Public (Government) Service Islandwide including 23,344 Teaching Vacancies 2026 - Implementation of recommendations of the Committee appointed to review the recruitment process of the public service and management the cadre
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Approval of the Cabinet of Ministers was granted at their meeting held on 30.12.2024 to appoint an officers' committee headed by the Secretary to the Prime Minister for taking necessary steps on the recruitment quantities that should essentially be done by recognizing the requirements, priorities and time frames by reviewing the recruitment process of the government service. Considering the requests made to that committee to fill the vacancies in the posts in respective ministries as well as the departments and other institutions under those ministries, the Cabinet of Ministers granted approval to the resolution furnished by the Hon. Prime Minister to grant approval to the relevant Ministries and affiliated institutions for making the following appointments recommended by the committee.
01. Ministry of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education - 442
02. Ministry of Justice and National Integration - 452
03. Ministry of Health and Mass Media - 705
04. Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Lands and Irrigation - 10
05. Ministry of Plantation and Community Infrastructure Facilities - 37
06. Ministry of Finance, Plan Implementation and Economic Development - 76
07. Ministry of Defense - 102
08. Ministry of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs - 19
09. Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism - 10
10. Ministry of Trade, Commerce, Food Security, and Cooperative Development - 01
11. Ministry of Transport, Highways and Urban Development - 166
12. Ministry of Rural Development, Social Security and community Empowerment - 167
13. Ministry of Housing, Construction, and Water Supply - 33
14. Ministry of Fisheries, Aquatic and Ocean Resources - 50
15. Ministry of Science and Technology - 23
16. Ministry of Ports and Civil Aviation - 248
17. Central Provincial Council - 203
18. North Central Provincial Council - 06
19. National Police Commission - 01
20. Teachers for Sri Lanka Teachers' Service (SLTS) - 23,344
* Total employees - 26,095
