The ceremony to award appointment letters to 326 individuals for the post of Supervisory Management Assistant (Non-Technical/Technical) Service Category Grade III Postal Service Officer of the Sri Lanka Postal Department was held on the morning of April 28, 2026, at the Postal Headquarters Auditorium, under the patronage of the Hon. Minister of Health and Mass Media, Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa.

With the aim of building an efficient public service, applications were called to recruit for 600 Postal Service Officer vacancies in the Sri Lanka Postal Department. Accordingly, appointment letters were awarded under the first phase to 326 individuals who passed the competitive examination held late last year, faced the interview, and fulfilled the necessary qualifications.

The Sri Lanka Postal Department has taken steps to recruit these newly appointed officers on a district basis. After a two-week special training provided at the postal training institutes established at the provincial level, plans are underway to attach them to post offices island-wide for their respective duties.

Addressing the gathering, Minister of Health and Mass Media, Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa, emphasized that under the current government, there is no political interference of any kind in public service recruitments. He further stated that there are no ministerial lists or influences involved, and all recruitments are conducted transparently, based solely on merit and qualifications.

Deputy Minister of Mass Media Dr. Kaushalya Ariyarathne, Additional Secretary to the Ministry of Health and Mass Media Ms. Deepa Liyanage, Postmaster General Mr. Ruwan Sathkumara, Deputy Postmasters General Mr. H.M. Premachandra Herath, Mr. Thusitha Hulangamuwa, Ms. Chamisha de Silva, Provincial Deputy Postmasters General, along with other distinguished guests and ministry officials participated in this event.