Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena made moves towards granting retired military personnel contracts with public institutions, reports The Island.
Mr Sirisena ordered the Sri Lankan Ministry of Defence to maintain a database of all retired military personnel, so that public institutions could offer them contracts. The move was also reportedly approved by the Sri Lankan cabinet “as a solution to the lack of technically and professionally skilled persons in the government”.
Sri Lanka's retired military personnel already receive a host of benefits from the state, whilst some senior commanders have gone on to become diplomats at posting across the world.