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Saturday, November 21, 2009 - 14.00 GMT |
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Freedom of
Movement for all IDPs from December |
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All
welfare
centres
will be
named as
freedom
villages
with
effect
from 1st
of
December
2009,
announced
Senior
Presidential
Advisor
and
Chief of
the
President's
Task
Force
for
Rehabilitation
and
Resettlement,
Basil
Rajapaksa,
MP, who
visited
Vavuniya
welfare
centres
this
morning
(21).
Thus all
Internally
Displaced
People (IDP)
will
have
total
freedom
of
movement
from 1st
of
December.
This
official
announcement
was made
amidst
applauds
from the
IDPs.
The
decision
was
taken as
part of
government
moves to
improve
the
rights
and
privileges
of
Internally
Displaced
People
housed
at
welfare
villages
in the
North.
Secondly,
Mr.
Basil
Rajapaksa
announced
that
under
the
instructions
of
President
Mahinda
Rajapaksa,
all IDPs
will be
resettled
by 31
January
2010.
Thirdly,
the
current
Rs.
25,000
provided
to IDPs
will be
doubled
to Rs.
50,000
with
effect
from 15
December
2009.
In
addition,
the
government
will
provide
the IDPs
with dry
rations
sufficient
for 6
months,
roofing
sheets,
kitchen
utensils,
agricultural
equipments
and
other
essential
items to
facilitate
a smooth
transition
during
resettlement.
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