President Anura Kumara Dissanayake (AKD) had met 10 of his key election promises by November 2025, while 10 more were in progress, 9 had shown no progress, and 1 had failed, according to the latest update of the ‘Anura Meter’ manifesto tracker.
The assessment monitored 30 key promises made in the 2024 presidential election manifesto and includes the 2026 Budget but was completed prior to Cyclone Ditwah.
The promises tracked by the ‘Anura Meter’ were selected based on their high public interest and national significance. They span key policy areas including economic reform, governance, anti-corruption, law and order, and social protection.
The ‘Anura Meter’ is a best-effort initiative by Manthri.lk to improve transparency around the fulfilment of election promises. It was preceded by ‘Maithri Meter’ and ‘Gota Meter’, which tracked the manifestos of Presidents Maithripala Sirisena and Gotabaya Rajapaksa respectively.
Seven of the 30 promises tracked by the Anura Meter were added based on public feedback. Manthri.lk invites the public to nominate additional promises that they believe warrant tracking.
In July 2025, Verite Research that launched the ‘Anura Meter’ noted that President AKD had delivered on just one of the 22 major promises he made in his 2024 election manifesto.
Out of the 22 promises analysed at the time, approximately 5% was fully implemented, 35% was partially fulfilled, and 14% were initiated. However, 45% (10 promises) lacked updated information on their progress.
The partially fulfilled promises include providing a monthly allowance of Rs 10,000 or more to low-income families, monthly grants of Rs 5,000 to elderly citizens in need, a minimum monthly allowance of Rs 10,000 for disabled individuals requiring assistance, increasing wages for estate workers in the Hill Country in line with living costs, appointing 25 ministers and deputy ministers corresponding to 25 allocated ministries, and abolishing the position of State Minister.
Last July’s ‘Anura Meter’ noted that other promises with unclear updates included granting Rs 10,000 monthly financial support to disabled persons in low-income families, holding delayed Local Government Elections within a year to ensure people’s participation and transparency, providing public access to detailed information on State Enterprise operations, amending laws to remove clauses that restrict freedom of expression, ensuring online security under Act No. 9 of 2024, repealing all repressive regulations including the Prevention of Terrorism Act to guarantee civil rights nationwide, and allocating land for stable housing for Hill Country communities.
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