CEB interdicts sixty six (66) employees

It has been reported that the management of the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) has interdicted Sixty Six employees who acted in violation of CEB  guidelines and engaged in a three day protest from 3rd to 5th January challenging the government’s Bill to restructure the Board.

Minister of Power and Energy Kanchana Wijesekera had  instructed the CEB management to suspend and take appropriate disciplinary action against employees disrupting services or act in violation of CEB guidelines.

President Ranil Wickremesinghe, by Extraordinary Gazette No.2363.02 published on December 18, 2023 declared that ‘all services connected to electricity supply’ as essential public services, while the CEB management by way of a circular,  cancelled the leave of all employees with effect from January 02, unless approved by an executive officer attached to the respective division or branch