Tracking delivery on manifesto promises

Establish a technical task force with specialist knowledge in Information Technology (IT), Big Data, Machine Learning, AI, Communication & Networking, and social media to encourage local entrepreneurs.

Why this status: The government says it established a 30-member Digital Task Force, and separately budgeted a Start-Up Fund with AI, cloud and digital-infrastructure support. But the recorded task force is under education reforms, and the public source does not demonstrate the full promised specialist composition or a direct mandate to encourage local entrepreneurs. This is partial rather than full delivery.

Decentralize Sri Lanka Customs operations to provide more efficient and cost-effective services.

Why this status: The government’s official national policy repeats this economic or tax commitment as a key activity. This is a formal implementation direction, but no nationwide completion evidence is shown, so the promise remains in the works.

Provide training and capacity development for the officials of the Inland Revenue Department.

Why this status: The government’s official national policy repeats this economic or tax commitment as a key activity. This is a formal implementation direction, but no nationwide completion evidence is shown, so the promise remains in the works.

Establish an online database for unemployed youth, a job bank for placements, and manage the process via an online platform to systematically reduce unemployment.

Why this status: The government’s official national policy repeats this commitment as a youth or environmental key activity. That is a formal implementation direction, but no nationwide completion evidence is shown, so the promise remains in the works.

Establish a national salary structure that minimizes wage disparities and motivates employees.

Why this status: The government implemented a staged public-sector salary revision and legislated substantial private-sector minimum-wage increases. These measures address wages and some disparities, but no evidence shows a unified national salary structure that minimizes wage disparities across all workers as promised.

Establish a teacher service constitution and a teacher council.

Why this status: The Ministry of Education's published reform programme says the government aims to establish a new teacher Service Minute and a Teachers' Council. This is direct, official implementation planning, but the source does not show that either body has been formally established or that a revised service constitution is in force.

Establish minimum educational qualifications and a minimum salary for Early Childhood Development Centre Wardens and teachers.

Why this status: Under way. The Government has announced plans to introduce a preschool curriculum in 2027, train teachers, regulate preschools, use qualifications in teacher prioritisation and establish a proper salary structure. Those are direct steps toward the pledge, but no enacted minimum qualification or minimum salary is yet evidenced.