As part of his tour of some islands of the Northern Atolls of the Maldives, President Mohamed Nasheed visited Filladhoo and Vashafaru of North Thiladhunmathi Atoll today.
Meeting the people of both islands, the President reiterated that the ruling Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) had a vision for the development of the country as well as for the development of Filladhoo and Vashafaru.
He underscored that successful delivery of MDP’s electoral pledges would develop the Maldives.
Highlighting the government’s achievements towards delivering its pledges, President Nasheed said the success of the government’s social protection programme has improved the socio-economic conditions of the islands.
In this regard, he said 144 residents of Filladhoo and 144 of Vashafaru were insured under Madhana health insurance scheme, while 45 residents of Filladhoo and 38 from Vashafaru continued to receive old age pension.
In his meeting with people of Filladhoo, he noted that one of the most pressing issues regarding the island was providing a financial compensation for the damage in 2004 tsunami. He said although money was included in this year’s budget, the government wanted to disperse the funds according to the court’s ruling, after all judicial processes were completed.
While on tour, the President also made a stopover at Dhidhdhoo of North Thiladhunmathi this afternoon.
Visiting the island, the President visited the Haa Alif Atoll Education Centre and congratulated teachers and students there for their achievement in 2010 General School Certificate Ordinary Level Exams.
He said the government’s aim was to increase the percentage of students who pass at least five subjects in the exams to 60 per cent.
The President Haa Alif Atoll Education Centre was one of the schools in the country that has made a significant improvement and achieved more than the government’s target – 73 percent of students who sat GCE O Level from the school passed 5 subjects.
