President Instructs 2026 Housing Projects to Be Completed Without Delays

COLOMBO (News 1st) - President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has instructed officials to ensure that all housing projects planned under the 2026 Budget allocations are completed within the stipulated timeframes and handed over to the public without delay. 

The President also emphasized the need to bring the monitoring and supervision of these projects under a single coordinating institution to ensure efficiency and accountability.

The President made these remarks during a discussion yesterday at the Presidential Secretariat with officials of the National Housing Development Authority (NHDA) to review the planning and current status of housing projects, including the national housing programme titled “A Place to Belong – A Beautiful Life,” to be implemented under the 2026 Budget.

During the meeting, the President closely reviewed the planning, current progress and target completion timelines of a Rs. 10,200 million housing project for low-income families and a Rs. 5,000 million housing project for communities displaced due to the conflict, both to be implemented under the 2026 Budget provisions.