Sri Lanka seeks India’s help for economic growth

Sri Lankan President Sri Lanka, Ranil Wickremesinghe is seeking India’s help for policy reforms, governance, capacity building, digitalisation and public service delivery, said the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions on Tuesday.

During the two-day visit of an Indian delegation led by the director general of the National Centre for Good Governance (NCGG), Bharat Lal called on the Sri Lankan President on 1 April 2023.

During the meeting, President Wickremesinghe shared his vision for Sri Lanka, a strategy to address the recent economic challenges and put the country on the path of high economic growth.

As per the ministry, he complimented the way India has managed socio-economic development and has ensured high economic growth.

Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe urged NCGG to help in establishing a University of Governance and Public Policy in Sri Lanka.

During the discussion, Sri Lankan President requested that the NCGG extend the necessary help to Sri Lanka based on India’s experience of digital governance and participatory policymaking to ensure faster socio-economic development and high economic growth.

The Indian delegation met several senior civil servants of Sri Lanka and everyone is keen to know how Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given a new governance model to eradicate poverty, ensure high-quality services, assured public service delivery, high economic growth etc.

Sri Lanka is keen to learn policy–driven governance model of India and the massive use of digital technology in the planning, execution, and monitoring of various programmes and projects, the ministry added.