- State
hospitals and State run healthcare centres provide a totally free
service both preventative and curative and are funded by the
Government.The State meets the recurrent costs of Doctors salaries,
drugs, dressings and maintenance of hospitals.In the North and East,
there are over 53 Hospital institutions with more than 4427 hospital
beds providing free curative healthcare and an estimated 1848
functioning state funded schools with over 700,000 students.
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- The State
funded education system including schools, non-formal education
institutions, technical colleges, provides free education.The salaries
of teachers, administrative, clerical and elementary staff are met by
state funds.
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- The district
and sub-district administrative offices functioning in areas under
LTTE control are funded by the Government this includes the salaries
of Government Agents, Divisional Secretaries, Grama Niladaris and
administrative staff.
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- The
Government provides these services and amenities from revenue collected
from the public in the rest of the country as the revenue from the
North and the East is less than 0.1% of the total revenue.
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- In addition,
a significant number of small, medium and large scale projects have
been completed with the assistance of the international community,
including the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank in many cases
with funds borrowed by the Government.These projects cover a wide
variety of sectors.
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- In the latest
figures on ongoing projects in the Northern and Eastern Provinces,
which include both tsunami and non-tsunami projects, there has been a
total allocation of US$ 1283.10 Million comprising loans US$ 673.8
Million and grants US $ 609.3 Million.
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State Investment in Development and Infrastructure
Activities in Northern and Eastern Provinces.(2002-2006) - A Summury
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Education
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- Schools -
Rs.3.721 Billion
- Universities
- Rs.792 Million
- Skills Development,
Vocational and Technical Education - Rs.1.044 Billion
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Healthcare
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- Healthcare -
Rs.6.020 Billion
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Livelihood Assistance
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- Relief and
Livelihood Assistance - Rs.14.735 Billion
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Infrastructure Development
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- Roads and
Bridges (Rs.38.674 Billion)
- Housing
(Rs.1.582 Billion)
- Electricity
(Rs.692 Million)
- Water Supply
and Sanitation (Rs.21 Billion)
- Ports (Rs.460
Million)
- Telecommunication
(Rs.600 Million)
- Irrigation
(Rs.1.635 Billion)
- Institutional
and Community Development (Rs.124 Million)
- Agriculture
(Rs.133 Million)
- Fisheries
(Rs.1.5 Billion)
- Livestock
(Rs.60 Million)
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Relief, Rehabilitation and Reconstruction -
2002 - 2006
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- North East
Housing Reconstruction Programme - World Bank US$ 75 M (Rs.7500 M)
- North East
Coastal Community Development Project - ADB US$ 22 M (Rs.2200 M)
- North East
Irrigated Agriculture Project - II - World Bank
- North East Road
Rehabilitation Programme - EU
- North East
Community Restoration and Development Project Loan - ADB US$ 180 M
Rs.18000 M)
- Rehabilitation
of Bridges in the North-East - UK
- North East
Emergency Rehabilitation Programme WB/EU
- Conflict
Affected Area Rehabilitation Programme - ADB US 80 M (Rs.8000 M)
- National
Protection and Durable Solution for IDP's - UNHCR
- Jaffna Water
Conservation and Environmental Management Project - GTZ
- Mannar
District Rehabilitation and Reconstruction through Community Approach
Project - JICA
- UNDP
Technical Assistance Programme - UNDP
- Food Security
and Reconciliation in Batticaloa District - GTZ
- Agricultural
and Rural Development in Trincomalee Districts - JICA
- Recovery
Programme for People Affected by North East conflict - WB
- Emergency Rehabilitation
for the Community in the Vanni and the East - JICA
- Water Supply
Scheme in Mannar District
- Northern
Rehabilitation Project NRP - GTZ
- Pro Poor
Economic Advancement and Community Enhancement Project - JBIC
- Secondary Education
Modernization Project - ADB
- Teacher
Education and Teacher Development Project - WB
- General
Education Project II - WB
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- More than 50%
of the foreign funded projects are based on loans granted by
international institutions and foreign governments to the Government
of Sri Lanka, which is then required to repay these loans.It is the
Government that bears the burden of funding the development of the
North and the East and repaying these borrowed funds.
- However,
studies reveal that approximately 10-20% of these funds are siphoned
off by the LTTE.It is largely from these illegally acquired funds that
the LTTE maintains its name-board structures and logistics, trains its
child soldiers and places its armed cadres, both men and women, in a
perpetual state of war.
- This is an
aspect that the donor community needs to address while engaging the
LTTE.It is an illusion to assume that the LTTE has the capability to
provide even the minimum services to the people of the North and the
East.The Government on its part will continue to do its utmost to
address the deprivations of the people of the region and ameliorate
their living conditions.
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Secretariat for
Coordinating the Peace Process in Sri Lanka
17th July 2006
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