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Jobs for rehabilitated ex - LTTE Youth Four rehabilitated ex-LTTE cardres received letters of appointment for employment at John Keells Holdings PLC, from Secretary Defence and Urban Development Mr. Gotabaya Rajapaksa today (21st March) at a function held at the Ministry premises. In order to take measures to reduce rural unemployment using ICT, Presidential Secretariat, Industry sub- committee of Presidential Task on English and IT embarked on an initiative to create IT/BPOs in rural areas. Special emphasis were made to create opportunities for youth of the North and East. Under this initiative a public and private sector partnership was formed to create employment opportunities for rehabilitated ex-LTTE combatants with IT skills. The foremost initiative will be launched in Jaffna in April with four employees and will be expanded to twenty in near future. Recently recruited four personnel are receiving training in Colombo. Ministry Officials, Presidential Secretariat Officials, Bureau Commissionaire General for Rehabilitation, Officials of John Keells Holdings PLC and rehabilitees were present at the occasion.