Fifty ex-LTTE cadres who have passed the Advanced Level examination were given special certificate and Rs. 5,000 for each to continue their higher education at a ceremony held at the Jaffna Central College, today.
Commissioner General of Rehabilitation Brigadier Sudantha Ranasinghe said out of 360 ex-LTTE cadres sat for the AL Exam 2010, 211 had passed the exam successfully.
Meanwhile, marking the Thai Pongal festival, 78 ex-LTTE cadres were also released today at the ceremony held at the Jaffna Central College.
The 78 ex-LTET cadres released include 48 males and 30 females and they had undergone vocational training in the rehabilitation centres.