Sri Lanka, Jan. 20 -- Giving military training to youth over 18 years of age is not financially realistic, Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka told Parliament today.
Field Marshal Fonseka who is a former Army Commander said a sum of Rs. 750,000 will have to be spent for a single youth for six months.
Accordingly a total sum of Rs 75 billion is needed to provide military training to 100,000 youth within the stipulated age for a period of six months.(Yohan Perera and Ajith Siriwardana)
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