Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena announced that all Sri Lankan soldiers who took part in the armed conflict are to receive government allowances for life, reports Daily News.
The initiative, reportedly announced by the Sri Lankan president, will see the soldiers get lifetime government allowances rather than it be terminated at the age of 55, as under the previous government.
State Defence Minister Ruwan Wijewardena said that the president had called for the move to be made regardless of expense and had already submitted the proposals to the cabinet for approval.
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