Deputy Minister of Industry and Entrepreneurship Development Chathuranga Abeysinghe, in a Facebook post, has highlighted government economic performance and ongoing public sector reforms, while pointing to several recent incidents as examples of systemic weaknesses.

He said one of the key criticisms of the new government was an alleged lack of experience in managing the economy, but added that despite challenges in 2025, including “Trump tariffs and Ditwa,” Sri Lanka had achieved “significant economic performance in 2025.”

“If this continues, the same old opposition will have to fade away for good,” he said.

Abeysinghe noted that inefficiencies in public services and their vulnerability to risk and fraud would take time to address through digital transformation.

“We all know government services are inefficient and vulnerable to risk and fraud. It may take many years to fix such issues through the use of digital transformation. We have started, but it will take time,” he said.

He said there was a pattern where administrative inefficiencies were being used for political criticism.

“The opposition now use the inefficiencies in government services to attack the political leadership,” he said.

He referred to several recent issues, including problems in curriculum book printing, delays in customs clearance under a fast-track container system, coal tender processes, and vulnerabilities in Treasury-related payment systems.

“All four counts are due to deficiencies in process or people in government services, and these need to be improved. Many more will get exposed,” he said.

Abeysinghe added that reforms were aligned with broader governance goals.

“We should improve the process and system and continue the journey on good governance, transparency and economic reforms which were the demands of Aragalaya,” he said.

He also expressed hope that citizens who supported change would understand the wider reform process.

“We hope that people who believed in change (60%) will see the big picture and the reforms taking place,” he added. (NewsWire)

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