Sri Lanka is giving government officials an extra day off a week to encourage them to grow food, amid fears of a food shortage.
The country has around one million public sector employees.
It comes as the island nation, home to around 22 million, faces its worst economic crisis in more than 70 years.
Sri Lanka is struggling to pay for critical imports such as food, fuel and medicine as it faces a severe shortage of foreign currencies.
Late on Monday, the government approved a proposal for public sector workers to be given leave every Friday for the next three months.
