Govt committed to war heroes' welfare - President
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the past attitude of society towards war heroes, members of the Armed
Forces was not positive but today the Government is committed to their
welfare as well as the welfare of their families and children, President
Mahinda Rajapaksa said.
The President made this observation after opening the
newly-built swimming pool and the common amenities building at the
Defence College, Malay Street, Colombo 2 yesterday.
He said there were some people who had said it was
easy for any fool to carry a gun and fight a war but it was the valiant
war heroes who liberated the country from bloody terrorists so that our
children could live freely and help build a united nation. Therefore,
the Government is duty bound towards them.
Information Technology was available in the past to
less than five percent of our schoolchildren but today with the
introduction of the Nenasala program to rural areas IT knowledge had
reached to 32 percent of our schoolchildren.
"We have provided IT learning facility to 3,600
schools as I believe that we should empower our children from their very
young days with IT skills," the President noted.
We are aware that the members of the Armed Forces or
Police could not find the time to visit schools of their children due to
their duties. Most of their time was dedicated for their duties though
it was important for parents to monitor the progress of their children,
the President said.
Education and upbringing would be completed if there
were sports and other extra curricular activities in schools for
children so that their atmosphere would be a complete one.
It was equally important that children and parents
were close to one another. Therefore, we are determined to build a
society where such an atmosphere exists," he said.
Courtesy: Daily News
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