Vijayani Edirisinghe
* Lankan UN peace keepers too add to state coffers
* Confirmed by Auditor General’s report
The government has been able to save billions of rupees, which otherwise would have gone into the coffers of private firms here and abroad, by deploying Security Forces for development work, instead of confining them to barracks in the aftermath of war, The involvement of the county’s Tri - Forces in development work in the aftermath of the conflict began in accordance with a proposal by President Mahinda Rajapaksa and Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa.
The use of the country’s military for such a productive purpose has been praised in the Government Auditor General’s report for 2011. The country has also earned a significant amount of foreign revenue through remittances made by Security Forces personnel serving in the UN Peace Keeping Force. Around 101 Army officers and over 1,000 soldiers belonging to other ranks serve in the above mission.
The Auditor General’s report also states that the government has been able to save a large sum due to the intervention of Security Forces in the process of clearing landmines in the North and East.
The Auditor General’s report while complementing the Security Forces for their efforts, states that as the Forces derived much satisfaction by liberating the country, they also derive satisfaction through their involvement in the development process where they save billions of rupees for the country’s benefit.
http://www.dailynews.lk/2012/04/02/news01.asp
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