Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to satate :-

(a) whether the All Party Parliamentary delegation from India to Sri Lanka discussed 10 Points proposal for strengthening the process of rehabilitation of Tamil Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) and refugees staying in India; and

(b) if so, the projects aided by India that are being implemented in Sri Lanka more so in Eastern and Northern Parts of Sri Lanka?

ANSWER: THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR EXTERNAL AFFAIRS (SHRI E. AHAMED)

(a) & (b) A 12-member Joint Parliamentary delegation, led by the Hon’ble Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, during their visit to Sri Lanka from 16 to 21 April 2012, inter alia, discussed the progress made with regard to rehabilitation and resettlement of the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Sri Lanka including at their meetings with the President and Ministers of the Sri Lankan Government.

The delegation also visited several places, including Vavuniya, Mullaitivu, Jaffna, Kankesanthuraii and Batticaloa in the Northern and the Eastern Provinces of Sri Lanka, where projects are being implemented under Government of India assistance, including those related to the development of rail and port infrastructure, connectivity and transportation, education, public health, housing, de-mining, vocational training and economic revival.

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