Anura Meter is an online tool that tracks the progress of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake's 2024 Presidential Election manifesto. The progress of these promises will be updated as and when we receive information from the government or other relevant sources. Assessment as of 23 June 2025.
Progress:
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Amendment of the PAYE tax
Economic Reforms
The Inland Revenue (Amendment) Act No. 2 of 2025, effective from 1 April 2025, revises tax brackets and increases the tax-free threshold from LKR 100,000 to LKR 150,000 in the Pay-As-You-Earn (PAYE) tax system.
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1. https://documents.gov.lk/view/acts/2025/3/02-2025_E.pdfThe RTI request sent on 30 April 2025 to the Inland Revenue Department was acknowledged on 11 June 2025, but a progress update has not yet been received.
Kept
23-Jun-25
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Providing a minimum monthly financial grant from Rs. 10,000 upwards to low- income families
Social Protection
By a cabinet decision dated 2 December 2024, the parliament approved the increase in the monthly benefit allowance paid to two categories of low income families. The allowances for the poor and very poor increased from LKR 8,500 and LKR 15,000 to LKR 10,000 and LKR 17,500, respectively. In the 2025 Budget Estimates, funds for Aswesuma have increased from LKR 205 billion in 2024 to LKR 232.5 billion. Based on the above, the promise is considered "partially kept" until further proof of implementation.
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Source/s:
1. https://www.cabinetoffice.gov.lk/cab/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16&Itemid=49&lang=en&dID=12909
2. https://www.treasury.gov.lk/api/file/96100697-0492-4c66-b2a2-71aeafa23404
3. https://www.treasury.gov.lk/api/file/57784431-d651-4f0f-bcca-5e4f940cd511 (Page 55)The RTI request sent on 28 February 2025 to the Ministry of Rural Development, Social Security and Community Empowerment was acknowledged on 11 March 2025, but a progress update has not yet been received.
Partially Kept
23-Jun-25
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Providing a monthly allowance of Rs. 5,000 to senior citizens needing assistance
Social Protection
By a cabinet decision dated 17 March 2025, the Aswesuma Welfare Benefits Payment Scheme was revised. Through this decision, the monthly allowance granted to elderly citizens was increased from LKR 3,000 to LKR 5,000, and the government was said to have implemented this decision with effect from April 2025. Based on the above, the promise is considered "partially kept" until further proof of implementation.
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1. https://www.cabinetoffice.gov.lk/cab/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16&Itemid=49&lang=en&dID=13080The RTI request sent on 28 February 2025 to the Ministry of Rural Development, Social Security, and Community Empowerment was acknowledged on 11 March 2025, but a progress update has not yet been received.
Partially Kept
23-Jun-25
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A minimum monthly financial grant of Rs. 10,000 to persons with chronic illnesses on a needs basis
Social Protection
By a cabinet decision dated 17 March 2025, the Aswesuma Welfare Benefits Payment Scheme was revised. Through this decision, the monthly allowance granted to patients with chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology (CKDU) was increased from LKR 7,500 to LKR 10,000, with effect from April 2025. Based on the above, the promise is considered "partially kept" until further proof of implementation.
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Source/s:
1. https://www.cabinetoffice.gov.lk/cab/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16&Itemid=49&lang=en&dID=13080The RTI request sent on 28 February 2025 to the Ministry of Rural Development, Social Security and Community Empowerment was acknowledged on 11 March 2025, but a progress update has not yet been received.
Partially Kept
23-Jun-25
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Increase the salaries of the upcountry plantation workers compared to the cost of living
Social Protection
According to the National Minimum Wage of Workers (Amendment) Bill, gazetted by the Department of Government Printing on 3 June 2025, the national minimum monthly wage for all workers in any industry or service shall be LKR 27,000 (inclusive of the budgetary relief allowance), and the national minimum daily wage of a worker shall be LKR 1,080. Previously, the minimum monthly wage was LKR 17,500, and the minimum daily wage was LKR 700. According to the Department of Census and Statistics, the national poverty line was LKR 6,342 as of April 2025. Based on the above, the promise is considered "partially kept" until enacted.
moreSource/s:
1. https://documents.gov.lk/view/bills/2025/6/604-2025_E.pdf
2. https://www.statistics.gov.lk/povertyLine/2021_Rebase#gsc.tab=0The RTI request sent on 28 February 2025 to the Ministry of Plantation and Community Infrastructure was responded to with a redirection of responsibility to the Ministry of Labour on 7 April 2025. An RTI will be sent to the Ministry of Labour in the next round.
Partially Kept
23-Jun-25
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Appointing 25 ministers and corresponding deputy ministers to 25 logically determined ministries and abolishing State Ministerial posts
Governance
For the current 24 ministries, 22 cabinet ministers (including the President) and 28 deputy ministers have been appointed. Five ministries have two deputy ministers each. No state ministers have been appointed.
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Source/s:
1. https://www.cabinetoffice.gov.lk/cab/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25&Itemid=23&lang=en
2. https://www.cabinetoffice.gov.lk/cab/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26&Itemid=24&lang=enThe RTI request sent on 28 February 2025 to the Presidential Secretariat was acknowledged on 6 March 2025, but a progress update has not yet been received.
Partially Kept
23-Jun-25
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Provision of a monthly financial aid of Rs. 10,000 to persons with disabilities in low-income families
Social Protection
By a cabinet decision dated 17 March 2025, the Aswesuma Welfare Benefits Payment Scheme was revised. Through this decision, the monthly allowance granted to persons with disabilities was increased from LKR 7,500 to LKR 10,000, with effect from April 2025. Based on the above, the promise is considered "partially kept" until further proof of implementation.
moreSource/s:
1. https://www.cabinetoffice.gov.lk/cab/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16&Itemid=49&lang=en&dID=13080The RTI request sent on 28 February 2025 to the Ministry of Rural Development, Social Security and Community Empowerment was acknowledged on 11 March 2025, but a progress update has not yet been received.
Partially Kept
23-Jun-25
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Provincial councils and local government elections, which are currently postponed indefinitely, will be held within a year to provide an opportunity for the people to join the governance
Governance
Local Government elections were held to elect councillors for 339 of the 341 local authorities in the country, comprising 28 municipal councils, 36 urban councils, and 275 pradeshiya sabhas. Provincial Council elections were not held.
moreSource/s:
1. https://results.elections.gov.lk/The RTI request sent on 28 February 2025 to the Ministry of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government did not receive a progress update or acknowledgment.
Partially Kept
23-Jun-25
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Provide the public with access to comprehensive information on the operations of SOEs to ensure transparency
Governance
As of 20 June 2025, according to the tracker maintained by the Ministry of Finance, 14 of 52 key SOEs have not published annual or financial reports for 2024. 17 SOE reports available on the tracker are unaudited. Based on the above, the promise is considered "partially kept".
moreSource/s:
1. https://www.treasury.gov.lk/web/annual-reports-financial-statements-of-key-soesThe RTI request sent on 28 February 2025 to the Presidential Secretariat was a responded to with a redirection of responsibility to the Central Bank of Sri Lanka on 28 April 2025. An RTI will be sent to the Central Bank of Sri Lanka in the next round.
Partially Kept
23-Jun-25
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Amending the 2024 No. 09 Online Safety Act by removing restrictions on freedom of expression
Governance
By a cabinet decision dated 25 May 2025, the cabinet granted its concurrence to appoint a Committee under the Chairmanship of an Hon. Judge of the Supreme Court, representing all relevant sectors, to submit recommendations to amend the said Bill. The Online Safety (Repeal) Bill, gazetted by the Department of Government Printing on 8 May 2025, was tabled by Opposition MP Ravi Karunanayake, and not by the government.
moreSource/s:
1. https://www.cabinetoffice.gov.lk/cab/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16&Itemid=49&lang=en&dID=13192
2. https://documents.gov.lk/view/bills/2025/5/590-2025_E.pdfThe RTI request sent on 28 February 2025 to the Ministry of Health and Mass Media was responded to with a redirection of responsibility to the Ministry of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs on 10 April 2025. An RTI will be sent to the Ministry of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs in the next round.
Initiated
23-Jun-25
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Abolition of all oppressive acts including the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) and ensuring civil rights of people in all parts of the country
Governance
Despite multiple arrests made under the PTA, this promise has been considered "initiated," given that the Cabinet has approved the creation of a commission to review the Counter Terrorism Bill. This commission was created to further study the final draft prepared by the Legal Draftsman and submit suitable proposals to improve the said Bill.
moreSource/s:
1. https://www.cabinetoffice.gov.lk/cab/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16&Itemid=49&lang=en&dID=13046The RTI request sent on 28 February 2025 to the Ministry of Defence was responded to with a redirection of responsibility to the Ministry of Justice and National Integration on 21 March 2025. An RTI will be sent to the Ministry of Justice and National Integration in the next round.
Initiated
23-Jun-25
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Allocating lands for Malayagam communities to construct permanent homes
Social Protection
The RTI request sent on 28 February 2025, specifiying the period after September 2024, to the Ministry of Plantation and Community Infrastructure received the following response on 07 April 2025: "Deeds were handed over to 725 beneficiaries of houses constructed by the Ministry".
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Initiated
23-Jun-25
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Releasing all political prisoners and ensure their free socialisation
Law and Order
No official progress found.
moreThe RTI request sent on 28 February 2025 to the Ministry of Justice and National Integration was responded to with a redirection of responsibility to the Presidential Secretariat on 21 March 2025. An RTI will be sent to the Presidential Secretariat in the next round.
No Update
23-Jun-25
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Abolishing the executive presidency and appointing a president, without executive powers, by the parliament
Governance
No official progress found.
moreThe RTI request sent on 28 February 2025 to the Ministry of Justice and National Integration received the following response on 21 March 2025: "No action has been taken so far."
No Update
23-Jun-25
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Introduce a new constitution that strengthens democracy and ensures equality of all citizens. This initiative will build on the constitutional reform process started in 2015 which remains incomplete. The proposed constitutional reforms will guarantee equa
Governance
No official progress found.
moreThe RTI request sent on 28 February 2025 to the Ministry of Justice and National Integration received the following response on 21 March 2025: "No action has been taken so far."
No Update
23-Jun-25
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Investigating and serving justice to the political assassinations, disappearances and assaults that happened in the past in all areas including the North and East
Law and Order
Despite the recent excavations at the Chemmani mass grave site, the overall promise is marked as 'no update' since the action was not initiated by a government decision.
moreThe RTI request sent on 28 February 2025 to the Ministry of Justice and National Integration was responded to with a redirection of responsibility to the Ministry of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs (Sri Lanka Police) and the Attorney General’s Department on 21 March 2025. An RTI will be sent to the Ministry of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs in the next round.
No Update
23-Jun-25
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Taking prompt legal action against the relevant politicians and officials according to the recommendations of the Presidential Commission regarding the Easter Sunday attacks on 2019-04-21
Law and Order
No official progress found.
moreThe RTI request sent on 28 February 2025 to the Ministry of Justice and National Integration was responded to with a redirection of responsibility to the Ministry of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs (Sri Lanka Police) and the Attorney General’s Department on 21 March 2025. An RTI will be sent to the Ministry of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs in the next round.
No Update
23-Jun-25
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Expanding the work of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission to investigate acts of violence caused by racism and religious extremism
Social Protection
No official progress found.
moreThe RTI request sent on 28 February 2025 to the Ministry of Justice and National Integration was responded to with a redirection of responsibility to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on 21 March 2025. An RTI will be sent to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the next round.
No Update
23-Jun-25
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Prepare an alternative Debt Sustainability Analysis (DSA) aiming to maintain debt sustainability and to keep the interest at a bearable level for the purpose of using it as and when necessary, in pursuit of debt restructuring engagements
Economic Reforms
No official progress found.
moreThe RTI request sent on 28 February 2025 to the Public Debt Management Office was acknowledged on 28 March 2025 and a response was received on 28 April 2025 stating: "… that the referred matter does not come under the purview of the Public Debt Management Office." An RTI will be sent to the Ministry of Finance and Planning in the next round.
No Update
23-Jun-25
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Conduct a detailed debt audit on foreign loans obtained by the governments to ensure transparency and accountability in public financial management and to take legal actions against those who have misappropriated such loans
Economic Reforms
No official progress found.
moreRTI sent on 28 February 2025 to the Public Debt Management Office was acknowledged on 28 March 2025, received the following response on 28 April 2025: "… that the referred matter doesn not come under the purview of the Public Debt Management Office". An RTI will be sent to the Ministry of Finance and Planning in the next round.
No Update
23-Jun-25
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Preventing MPs or their close family members from directly or indirectly engaging in businesses or contracts with the government
Anti-Corruption
No official progress found.
moreThe RTI request sent on 28 February 2025 to the Ministry of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government did not receive a progress update or acknowledgment.
No Update
23-Jun-25
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Establishment of a stolen public asset recovery agency with the technical and advisory support of international organizations such as Stolen Asset Recovery (STAR) and United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) to recover the stolen state assets
Anti-Corruption
No official progress found.
moreThe RTI request sent on 28 February 2025 to the Ministry of Justice and National Integration received the following response on 21 March 2025: "Proceeds of Crime Bill has been presented in Parliament."
No Update
23-Jun-25
