Solutions to agitating disabled war heroes’ pension by February

All administrative formalities, related to pension payments of agitating disabled War Heroes who have volunteered to retire before the due retirement day (before completion of 12 years of service), are being attended to in order to fulfill their demands by February 2017, the Army said.

Issuing a statement, Army said that at present, those disabled War Heroes, like their contemporaries are paid the monthly salary, in addition to the separate disability pension that they are drawing." Although this disability pension was paid up until the age of 55 years, President Maithripala Sirisena has already approved the payment of the disability pension for the rest of their lives."

Moreover, all military hospitals continue to provide uninterrupted medical services to disabled War Heroes and their family members. Similarly, ongoing welfare projects of respective services continue to identify and prioritize the needs of both disabled officers and other rankers alike.