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The Government recently recruited 3,600 rehabilitated former combatants of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) to the Civil Defence Force.
The new recruits were given appointment letters at a function held in Kilinochchi recently.
They have been appointed to permanent positions within the Civil Security Department and as such are entitled to government pension schemes.
The newly recruited personnel will be appointed to provide services to preschools and farm houses in the northern areas.
The Civil Security Department has nearly 40,000 personnel in permanent and pensionable government service. They are deployed in major cities and towns to assist the police in maintaining public security.
