2026 Budget Push: Officials Race to Fix Delays in Key Projects

COLOMBO (News 1st); A review meeting on the implementation of ministry-level projects and key policy initiatives under the 2026 Budget proposals was held yesterday (17) at the Presidential Secretariat under the patronage of Secretary to the President, Dr. Nandika Sanath Kumanayake.

The meeting placed significant emphasis on the challenges encountered in executing these projects, along with urgent measures required to overcome those obstacles and accelerate progress.

Progress and existing issues related to projects across several ministries were examined 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, and Environment and Housing, Construction and Water Supply.

Addressing the meeting, the Secretary to the President stressed the importance of all relevant stakeholders working in close coordination to resolve existing challenges without delay.