Office of the Cabinet of Ministers
Notice on the Recruitment of 2,284 into the Public (Government) Service 2026 - Execution of the recommendations of the Committee appointed to Review the Recruitment Process of the Government Service and Manage the Staffs
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A committee comprised of officials headed by the Secretary to the Prime Minister has been appointed to take essential necessary actions regarding the identification of requirements, priorities and time frames by reviewing the recruitment process of the government service. Considering the requests furnished to the Committee by the respective Ministries to fill the vacancies existing in the posts within each Ministry and the departments and other entities under the purview of the particular Ministry, the Cabinet of Ministers granted approval to the proposal submitted by the Hon. Prime Minister to recruit as follows as per the recommendations of the Officials' Committee Meeting held on 14.11.2025.
01. Ministry of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education - 196
02. Ministry of Health and Mass Media - 480
03. Ministry of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Governments - 04
04. Ministry of Finance, Policy Planning and Economic Development - 19
05. Ministry of Transport, Highways and Urban Development - 778
06. Ministry of Justice and National Integration - 222
07. Ministry of Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Cooperative Development - 107
08. Ministry of Defense - 73
09. Ministry of Fisheries, Aquatic and Ocean Resources - 20
10. Ministry of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs - 21
11. Ministry of Industries and Entrepreneurship Development - 36
12. Ministry of Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs - 4
13. Ministry of Plantation and Community Infrastructure Facilities - 2
14. Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Lands and Irrigation - 74
15. Western Provincial Council (WPC) - 230
16. Uva Provincial Council (UPC) - 8
17. North Western Provincial Council (NWPC) - 8
18. Finance Commission - 02
* Total - 2,284
