📈 Sri Lanka Social Security Board Achieves Record Progress in 2025

The Sri Lanka Social Security Board has reported its highest-ever progress in 2025, marking a significant milestone in its 30-year history of providing pension schemes for the unorganized sector. • Growth Performance: The value of new recruitments saw a dramatic surge, rising from Rs 167.41 million in 2024 to Rs 318.68 million in 2025 (provisional data indicates a 90.3% increase). • Digital Transformation: All management activities, including recruitments, returns payments, and administrative processes, are entering the final phase of digitalization. Full implementation is set for 2026 to ensure high efficiency and faster processing. • Strategic Impact: Under the Ministry of Rural Development, Social Security and Community Empowerment, these reforms aim to broaden the social safety net, providing critical financial security for workers outside formal employment structures. • Outlook: Minister Dr. Upali Pannilage highlighted that the board is now positioned to significantly accelerate the recruitment of new members starting in 2026.