Denies he proposed and approved pension for himselfDenies ‘pushing’ for other governors’ pensionsPension scheme was stopped in 2004: HarshaBy Imsha IqbalState Minister of Money, Capital Market, and State Enterprise Reforms Ajith Nivard Cabraal has stated that he is “entitled” to a pension after media reports stirred a debate that he is pressuring the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) to provide him his pension. #SriLanka #FakeNews #facts (sic).”Cabraal was responding to media reports doing the rounds on social media stating that he had proposed and approved a pension scheme from the CBSL for himself. Cabraal added that no pension has been granted thus far although he left the CBSL in 2015. The media reports also fuelled speculation that former CBSL Governor Arjuna Mahendran too would be a beneficiary of the said pension scheme for CBSL governors. Highlighting the eligibility of a political appointee to receive the pension, the SJB MP tweeted: “The obvious question is MP pension after serving 5 years.

Source: The Nation September 06, 2021 18:56 UTC