Special counseling programs for war widows [August 13 2011]

Government has launched several programs, including counseling programs to uplift the lives of over 60,0000 war widows in the North and the East, Child Development and Womens Affairs Minister Tissa Karalliyadda said.

He said apart from providing livelihood support programs, especially counseling programs have been introduced for these women who suffered under the LTTE terror.

According to Minister Karalliyadda, there are 42,565 war widows in the East and 16,936 in the North.