President calls for unified governance and accelerated development

Emphasises data-driven, digital administration core national priority

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• Says development today is driven by technology, not buildings; pledges full digital transformation in five years

• September to be declared as month for promoting a digital culture countrywide

• Reveals only 4% of Rs. 574 m allocated to Hambantota has been spent

• Calls for urgent use of Budgeted funds for public needs within 2025

• Stresses land must go to productive users, not for irregular allocations

• Orders review of school system to ensure quality, resource efficiency

• Announces plan to recruit 30,000 public servants and provide essential vehicles

• Pushes for elephant corridor project regardless of land ownership

• Promises to intervene to secure Rs. 70 m for kidney unit at Hambantota Hospital

PRESIDENT Anura Kumara Disanayake yesterday called for the integration of political leadership and public officials into a unified system of governance to fast-track development and improves citizens’ living standards.

Chairing the Hambantota District Special Coordination Committee meeting, the President stressed the importance of coordinated action, efficient use of public funds and a shift toward data-driven, digitally enabled administration as key pillars of his Government's agenda.

He noted that while in the past a country’s development was measured by the construction of large buildings, today it is measured by technology. Disanayake stated that digital transformation within the next five years is a key Government objective.

To this end, the President highlighted the importance of creating a cultural shift among citizens.