THE government has sought the assistance of UN agencies, International donors and local business community to rehabilitate over 11,000 ex-LTTE cadres, Commissioner General of Rehabilitation Major General Daya Ratnayake stated.
The government rehabilitated a large number of ex-LTTE cadres who had surrendered themselves over past two years and most of them were sent abroad for employment after successful completion of vocational training programmes. Meanwhile, the government collaborating with the Ministry of Justice, admitted 273 children who were forcefully recruited and deployed in LTTE defences as child combatants, to Hindu College Ratmalana to continue their studies.
In the aim of making the ex-LTTE child combatant as worthy citizens of the country, 293 more ex-LTTE child soldiers were given vocational training at the Punthottam Rehabilitation Centre in Vavuniya.
The Commissioner, Major General Daya Ratnayake further said that over 1,854 ex-LTTE women cadres were also receiving formal education at the rehabilitation centres. (Courtesy : Daily Mirror)
