The Ministry of Finance said the ration and other allowances paid to all the officers and other ranks in the Tri-Services have been increased by the government.Some of these allowances had not been increased for over the last 20 years.In the Budget - 2019, Finance Minister, Mangala Samaraweera had proposed to increase the Uniform allowance, Rental allowance, the good performance allowance and the Commando allowance of the Armed forces.

The State of Emergency imposed in the country has been extended by another month from today (May 22) considering the situation of the country. A Gazette Extraordinary with this regard, signed by President Maithripala Sirisena, was issued earlier today.