Towards a more efficient public service
Sri Lanka has a bloated public service, with more than 1.5 million public servants including the Armed Forces. This means that the public service has nearly 10 percent of the working or employable population, which is a high ratio for a population of just 22 million. Paradoxically, even with such a high percentage of public servants, there are thousands of vacancies in crucial sectors such as education and health. This leads to the inevitable conclusion that some in the public services are freeloaders with nothing much to do.
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