Former LTTErs to get more jobs

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Former LTTErs to get more jobs
Prime Minister D.M. Jayaratne yesterday said that the Government will provide more than 3,000 jobs to youth in the Killinochchi and Mullaitivu districts who have had direct contacts with the LTTE.
He said that the defence authorities have identified more than 10,000 people who were closely associated with the LTTE and a special program would be implemented to solve their problems.
The Prime Minister was addressing the Government officials in the Vavuniya district at the Vavuniya District Secretariat yesterday.
He said the Government expects to obtain foreign assistance for the development of every sector in the Province. "We have already commenced discussions with several countries to get their assistance for the development of each and every sector in the Northern Province", he added. Prime Minister Jayaratne stressed that the Indian Government extends its support for the development of the fisheries harbour in the Northern Province.
He said throughout the history the Maha Sangha have played a pivotal role for the protection of the country. They gave much wanted courage to President Mahinda Rajapaksa to fight terrorism by organizing the people who truly love their Motherland. The Prime Minister stressed that they would drew a master plan regarding the development of all places of religious interest at Grama Niladhari and Divisional Secretaries levels.
He said the resettlement of the remaining 40,000 IDPs would be completed soon. He emphasized the delay in the resettlement of people is due to the fact that the people want to live in their original places or residences. These residential areas had been dotted with landmines and bobby traps. The demining process is going on and resettlement would be carried out after the demining process is completed.
Courtesy : Daily News