State Minister of Postal Services and Journalism Sathasivam Viyalendran says that all ministers including himself are required to submit a weekly report to the president on the institutions they are overseeing.
He added that Sri Lanka Post incurred a loss of around Rs. 5,000 million in 2019 and that it was learnt that 70% - 80% of the Postal Department's revenue is spent on salaries and overtime payments.
Noting that a five-year plan from 2021-2025 to develop Sri Lanka Post has already been submitted on a department level, the state minister said that he had already studied it and soon intended to discuss the matter with heads at the ministry and departments.