The Ministry of Defence has announced future plans to downsize the Sri Lanka Army.
In a statement by the Defence Ministry, State Minister of Defence Premitha Bandara Tennakoon has pointed out that military spending is basically state-borne expenditure.
Taking to Twitter, Tennakoon stated that military expenditure is a state-born expense which indirectly, both, stimulates and opens avenues for economic growth by way of assuring national and human security.
Thus, he noted that despite the approved Army cadre of over 200,000 personnel, it is expected to be reduced to 135,000 personnel by 2024, and further slashed to 100,000 by 2030.
