Tracking delivery on manifesto promises

Establish necessary systems, mechanisms, and tools to integrate the elderly community and people with disabilities into the national workforce.

Why this status: The government has launched a disability employment matching programme with employer participation and a 50% wage subsidy for up to 24 months. This is a concrete workforce-integration mechanism for persons with disabilities. However, no comparable national mechanism is evidenced for integrating older people into the workforce, so the combined pledge is only partly delivered.

Establish a 24-hour confidential counseling service and a Youth App and hotline number to prevent suicide and address mental health issues.

Why this status: The 24/7 confidential hotline component exists and is being maintained: the Ministry describes 1926 as a confidential, toll-free, 24/7 National Mental Health Helpline, and its 2025 progress report records staff training on the service. But it was launched in 2022 and extended nationwide in 2023—before this administration—so it should not be portrayed as newly established in fulfilment of this promise. No official evidence was found of the promised Youth App. The outcome is partial, with a clear attribution and missing-feature caveat.

Establish a social security system for the well-being of retired art practitioners.

Why this status: The Department of Cultural Affairs operates a contributory pension scheme for artistes, with a state contribution and benefits payable at retirement. However, the Department states that the scheme commenced under the 2016 Budget, well before the NPP government, and it is not evidence of a new social-security system introduced for retired art practitioners during this term. The existing scheme partially serves the pledge but should not be credited as new delivery.

Developing specialized programs at the school and district levels to provide economic support, nutrition, and training for athletes with exceptional skills.

Why this status: The 2025 Budget increased the nutrition allowance for sports students and funded specialised sports schools in five provinces. This delivers economic and nutrition support in schools, but does not verify district-level coverage or a comprehensive programme for all athletes with exceptional skills.

Implement programs to promote mental health among children and adolescents, focusing on preventing substance abuse and violence.

Why this status: The government has delivered school and youth programmes on mental well-being, counselling, screening and drug prevention. However, the cited progress record does not substantiate the pledge’s specific violence-prevention component, so this is assessed as partial delivery.

Introduce specialized geriatric clinics in disease prevention institutions for elderly care.

Why this status: The Ministry's Primary Healthcare Reforms 2024 provide for one or two divisional hospitals in each district to be upgraded to Base Hospital C with a focus on geriatric services and separate geriatric/palliative beds. This is meaningful elderly-care expansion, but it is not the promised network of specialised geriatric clinics in disease-prevention institutions, and the source does not confirm nationwide completion.

Gradually increase the representation of women to 50% in all decision-making bodies, from Parliament to local government institutions.

Why this status: Parliament reports 22 women MPs in the Tenth Parliament, up from 12 in the Ninth, but this is about 9.8% of 225 seats and remains far below the 50% target. Official policy continues to call for equal representation, so this is measurable progress without target delivery.