Sri Lanka, Sept. 3 -- President Gotabaya Rajapaksa yesterday urged the graduates newly recruited to the State Sector to do their utmost for the country's development to create a culture of 'Rata Wenuwen Weda' (Work for the country) as envisaged in the "Vistas of Prosperity and Splendour" Policy Statement.

The President was speaking after handing over letters of appointment to a selected group of graduates symbolizing the recruitment of 60,000 graduates to the Public Service. A simple ceremony in this connection was held at the Presidential Secretariat. Even though applications were initially called to recruit 50,000 graduates, the Government decided to recruit 60,000 on the instructions of the President.

He emphasized that newly appoint...