Rebuilding Sri Lanka fund received over Rs. 6.1 billion and US$ 11.4 million, but RTI reply says donor and audit details are unavailable.
Rebuilding Sri Lanka fund records have raised fresh transparency concerns after the Presidential Secretariat confirmed that no audit reports are available for the fund.
The Presidential Secretariat has officially confirmed that the fund has received more than Rs. 6.1 billion and US$ 11.4 million.
This confirmation was issued in writing in response to an inquiry made under the Right to Information Act No. 12 of 2016 by Mr. Rihan Jayawickrama, an organiser of the Samagi Jana Balawegaya.
According to the official documents, the response was signed by Mr. G.G.S.C. Roshan, Senior Additional Secretary and Information Officer of the Presidential Secretariat.
The documents state that the money was received by the fund between November 28, 2025, and April 23, 2026.
However, when Mr. Jayawickrama requested the list of donors who had contributed money to the fund, the Presidential Secretariat stated that “the requested information is not available with the Presidential Secretariat.”
Questions were also raised regarding disbursements made from the fund, the identities of beneficiaries, procurement details, contractors, and related supervision reports.
In its initial response, the Presidential Secretariat stated that such information was also “not available.”
Most significantly, the Presidential Secretariat has stated that there are no audit reports related to the “Rebuilding Sri Lanka” fund.
The disclosure through the RTI request now raises serious questions over transparency, donor accountability, expenditure tracking, procurement oversight, and the public’s right to know how billions of rupees and millions of dollars were handled.
