## 🏛️ State Sector Expansion: Internal Affairs Units for Transparency

• Context: Secretary to the President, Dr. Nandika Sanath Kumanayake, chaired a high-level workshop at the Sri Lanka Foundation Institute to streamline the establishment of Internal Affairs Units across the public service. • Scale: Heads of 250 state institutions were briefed on the implementation process, marking a significant step toward structural oversight within government bodies. • Objective: The initiative is a core component of the Government’s broader economic and administrative strategy to ensure a clean, transparent, and accountable public sector. • Impact: By institutionalizing internal monitoring, the move aims to reduce inefficiencies and corruption, fostering a more reliable environment for governance and state-led economic activity. • Status: Based on official reports from the session held on January 29, 2026. ---