Projects and key policy initiatives discussed
Review of the Implementation of 2026 Budget Proposals and Ministry-Level Projects
A review meeting on the implementation of ministry-level projects and key policy initiatives under the 2026 Budget proposals was held at the Presidential Secretariat under the patronage of Secretary to the President Dr. Nandika Sanath Kumanayake.
The meeting focused extensively on the challenges encountered in implementing the projects and the urgent measures needed to address them and accelerate progress.
The progress and existing challenges of projects implemented across several ministries were reviewed individually.
These included the Ministries of Defence, Finance, Planning and Economic Development, Digital Economy, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism, Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation, Transport, Highways and Urban Development, Ports and Civil Aviation, Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government, Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Cooperative Development, Justice and National Integration, Women and Child Affairs, Rural Development, Social Security and Community Empowerment, Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs, Youth Affairs and Sports, Environment and Housing, Construction and Water Supply.
Addressing the meeting, the Secretary to the President emphasized the importance of all relevant stakeholders working collaboratively to resolve existing issues without delay.
He also stressed that expediting the implementation of these projects and ensuring that the public receives their intended benefits is a collective responsibility.
Among those who attended the meeting were Senior Additional Secretary to the President and Secretary to the Ministry of Energy Russell Aponsu, Secretary to the Ministry of Defence, Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha (Retired), Secretary to the Ministry of Justice and National Integration Ayesha Jinasena, Secretary to the Ministry of Women and Child Affairs W.M.D.T. Wickramasinghe, Secretary to the Ministry of Rural Development, Social Security and Community Empowerment M.A.L.S.N.K. Manthrinayake, Secretary to the Ministry of Environment K.R. Uduwawala, Acting Secretary to the Ministry of Transport, Highways and Urban Development T.D. Pathiranage, Chairman of the Finance Commission, Sumith Abeysinghe, along with Additional Secretaries and other senior officials representing the relevant ministries.