Ministry of Education Teacher Evaluation and Salary Increment Directive 2026
The Ministry of Education has directed provincial and zonal education authorities to simplify teacher performance evaluations and salary increment processing by using only two nationally recognized documents.
📌 Quick Summary
🇱🇰 සිංහල සාරාංශය
අධ්යාපන අමාත්යාංශය විසින් 2026 ජූලි 4 දිනැති ED/02/29/02/02/47 දරන චක්රලේඛය මඟින් ගුරු කාර්ය සාධන ඇගයීම් සහ වැටුප් වර්ධක ගෙවීම් සඳහා ජාතික වශයෙන් පිළිගත් ලේඛන දෙක පමණක් භාවිත කරන ලෙස උපදෙස් ලබාදී ඇත. පළාත් හෝ කලාප මට්ටමින් ස්වයංව හඳුන්වා දුන් අමතර ඇගයීම් පත්රිකා, වාර්තා සහ ලේඛන ඉල්ලා සිටීම නවත්වන ලෙස ද දැනුම්දී තිබේ.
🇱🇰 தமிழ் சுருக்கம்
கல்வி அமைச்சு 2026 ஜூலை 4 தேதியிட்ட ED/02/29/02/02/47 சுற்றறிக்கையின் மூலம் ஆசிரியர் செயல்திறன் மதிப்பீடும் சம்பள உயர்வு வழங்கலும் தொடர்பாக தேசிய அளவில் அங்கீகரிக்கப்பட்ட இரண்டு ஆவணங்களையே பயன்படுத்துமாறு அறிவுறுத்தியுள்ளது. மாகாண அல்லது வலய மட்டத்தில் தனியாக அறிமுகப்படுத்தப்பட்ட மேலதிக மதிப்பீட்டுப் படிவங்கள், அறிக்கைகள் மற்றும் ஆவணக் கோரிக்கைகளை நிறுத்துமாறும் அறிவிக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது.
📅 Circular Information
🏛️ Issuing Institution
Ministry of Education, Sri Lanka
📰 Main Information
The directive was addressed to all Provincial Chief Secretaries, Provincial Education Secretaries, Provincial Public Service Commission Secretaries, Provincial Ministry of Education Secretaries, and Provincial Education Directors.
According to the circular, teacher unions had raised concerns regarding the existing performance evaluation and salary increment process. During evaluations involving national school teachers, various Zonal Education Offices had reportedly requested additional documents, reports, and regionally prepared formats.
The Ministry recognized that collecting unnecessary documents and completing inconsistent localized paperwork was negatively affecting teachers’ primary responsibilities, including classroom teaching and other educational activities.
📋 Instructions to Education Authorities
🛑 Stop Localized Forms
Provincial and zonal authorities have been instructed to stop using self-introduced or localized performance evaluation sheets and document requests.
🔄 Use a Uniform Procedure
Future performance evaluations and salary increment payments must follow the recognized national documentation process.
📑 Only Two Standard Documents Required
For future teacher performance evaluations and salary increment payments, authorities must use only the following two nationally recognized documents:
- Salary Increment Form වැටුප් වර්ධක ගෙවීමේ සහතිකය
- Teacher Performance Appraisal Form ගුරු කාර්ය සාධන පත්රිකාව
🎯 Purpose of the Directive
✅ Reduce Administrative Work
The new procedure is intended to reduce unnecessary documents, reports, and regionally introduced paperwork.
🏫 Protect Teaching Time
The standardized process is intended to allow teachers to focus more effectively on classroom teaching and educational activities.
📜 Official Source Information
Institution: Ministry of Education, Sri Lanka
Circular Date: 04 July 2026
Circular Reference: ED/02/29/02/02/47
Signed by: Additional Secretary (Education) A.S.S. Edirisinghe, on behalf of the Secretary to the Ministry, Nalaka Kaluwewa.
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