The Hon. Major General (Rtd.) Aruna Jayasekera
The Minister responded to concerns raised by the Leader of the Opposition regarding pensions and allowances for disabled war veterans. He stated that disability allowances, permanent allowances, pensions, post-55 entitlements, and the “Mother-Father Protection Allowance” have not been suspended, and said a Cabinet paper has been submitted with discussions held with the Treasury to address these matters.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Presiding Member, thank you for the opportunity.
¶ 02 Hon. Leader of the Opposition, you raised disabled war heroes’ pensions. Our Government has paid special attention to disability allowances, permanent allowances, pensions, and the post-55 entitlements. A Cabinet paper has been submitted; we have discussed with the Treasury and its Secretary and taken necessary steps. Nothing has been suspended or stopped. I said this clearly during the debate on the Defence Ministry’s expenditure heads, both then and again this morning. If it is still not understood, I cannot help it. War heroes and their parents’ “Mother-Father Protection Allowance” has not been suspended. War heroes know and understand that we are acting on their issues. Thank you.
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