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Press briefing of Cabinet Decision taken on 2012-02-29
Provision of Credit Facilities for Self Employment to the Trainees who have entered the Society on completion of the Rehabilitation Programme
- the proposal made by Hon. Chandrasiri Gajadeera, Minister of Rehabilitation and Prison Reforms, to implement a loan scheme through a State Bank to provide a loan up to a maximum of Rs.250,000/- with a repayment period of ten years for self employment purposes, to 10,375 persons from the North and East who have successfully completed the rehabilitation programme conducted by the Commissioner General of Rehabilitation,, was approved by the Cabinet. Credit facilities to persons of this category who wish to pursue vocational education will also be provided.