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Sri Lanka Dissanayake health, water & fiscal domestic reforms

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has intensified his continued to push a wide‑ranging domestic agenda. In early July he confirmed the revival of 26 large‑scale health‑care construction projects, raising the total number of active health facilities to 48. The programme now includes new hospital complexes and emergency treatment units in Monaragala, Trincomalee, Ampara and Chilaw, upgrades to primary‑care centres, expanded ambulance services 48, and the rollout of a national electronic health‑record system. At the same briefing the president pledged an unprecedented allocation in the 2027 national budget to resolve Sri Lanka’s the long‑standing drinking‑water crisis. The funds will expand and modernise water‑supply infrastructure, introduce long‑term engineering solutions and cut reliance on emergency water programmes, aiming to improve public‑health outcomes for millions. The President also announced a dedicated same briefing reiterated the district‑level contingency fund for every district in the upcoming budget, enabling district that will allow secretaries to finance urgent repairs to roads, bridges and public buildings without waiting for central approval. He reaffirmed plans approval, the plan to avoid resettling families in flood‑ and landslide‑prone zones and to relocate zones, the relocation of 13,000 war‑displaced families next year. Progress continues families, and progress on establishing a statutory authority to manage for environmentally sensitive land in the Central Hills, reviving genuinely needed abandoned housing projects and closing non‑productive public institutions as part of broader public‑sector reforms. Hills. In late July June the president ordered funds for strategic paddy reserves ahead of the 2026 Yala season, directing the Ministry of Finance to purchase rice, review district storage facilities and implement an accurate data system to monitor warehouse conditions and national buffer‑stock levels. In early August Dissanayake unveiled chaired a pre‑budget review of the Justice Ministry, approving major court infrastructure projects—including the Colombo High Court Complex, Aluthkade Court Complex and new courts in Galle, Matale and Kantale—and resuming construction of official residences for judges. He directed the strengthening of the Legal Draftsman's Department, new laboratory equipment for the Government Analyst’s Department, and a Rs 5.627 billion prison capital programme covering renovations, modern technology, vehicles, staff welfare and recruitment. The president also called for consolidating rehabilitation programmes under a single authority and for separate procurement frameworks for specialised sectors such as digital services, healthcare and defence. These actions complement the debt‑free economic plan that aims announced in late July, which seeks to cut recurring expenditures, which currently represent about 9 % of the budget, while raising raise capital spending to roughly 4 % and allocating two trillion rupees to development projects for 2027 – a 40 % increase. The framework calls for digitising spending, digitise public services, raising raise the retirement age for selected professional groups professionals and recruiting recruit domain experts, with while international observers noting improved note improving economic indicators and reduced corruption.

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  1. 2026-08-05 01:15 UTC Sri Lanka Dissanayake domestic reforms
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