Sri Lanka government has introduced a loan scheme for rehabilitated ex-combatants of the LTTE to start their livelihood. Commissioner of Rehabilitation Brig. Sudantha Ranasinghe said that the ministry of Rehabilitation has set up a centre for the purpose at Vavuniya Government Agent Office.Loans will be provided up to a maximum of 2,50,000 Rupees for any livelihood project proposals submitted by them.Commissioner General of Rehabilitation Brigadier Sudantha Ranasinghe has been quoted saying that of the 11,696 detainees held at the conclusion of the war in May last year, only 7,001 now remained in his care. He said that over 4,000 LTTE cadres had been released in batches following rehabilitation.