Only one of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s 22 election promises has been fulfilled, according to Verité Research’s ‘Anura Meter’. As transparency concerns grow, nearly half the pledges lack any progress updates.
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has completed only one out of the 22 key promises outlined in his 2024 presidential election manifesto, according to Verité Research’s independent online tracker — the Anura Meter.
This digital accountability tool, hosted on the manthri.lk platform, is designed to monitor the implementation of critical pledges made by President Anura in areas such as economic reform, governance, anti-corruption, law and order, and social welfare. The research institute’s latest update suggests that only 5% of the selected promises have been fully delivered so far.
The sole promise fulfilled to date is the revision of the Pay-As-You-Earn (PAYE) Tax, one of the most public-facing policy changes tied to the president’s pledge to provide economic relief to working professionals.
The Anura Meter categorizes the status of each promise as fulfilled, partially fulfilled, initiated, or lacking updated information. It reports that while 35% of the promises are partially fulfilled and 14% are in the initiation phase, nearly 45% almost half of the pledges have no publicly available progress updates.
These findings cast a shadow on the government’s commitment to transparency and accountability. With many of the pledges focusing on vital sectors such as anti-corruption enforcement, economic stability, and social equity, the sluggish pace of implementation is drawing criticism from civic watchdogs and policy analysts.
Verité Research’s manthri.lk initiative emphasizes the importance of citizen-led monitoring and timely updates from the government. The institute calls on the administration to release detailed progress reports and demonstrate clear timelines for the completion of pending promises.
As President Anura continues his term, the spotlight will remain on his ability to convert campaign pledges into tangible actions that benefit the public. The Anura Meter, now a viral tool among politically engaged citizens, is expected to remain a key benchmark of public trust.
