High Commission of India
Colombo

PRESS RELEASE 

40 Sri Lankan Election Officials undergo Capacity Building Programme in India

At the request of the Government of Sri Lanka, a capacity building programme for 40 Sri Lankan Election Officials was organized at the India International Institute of Democracy and Election Management (IIIDEM), New Delhi from 24-28 November 2025.

2. IIIDEM is an eminent institution established in 2011 to train, prepare and equip election officials and other stakeholders for conduct of free, fair, credible and error-free elections cutting across boundaries. It is an integral wing under the direct supervision and control of the Election Commission of India.

3. The week-long customized programme for Sri Lankan Election Officials featured a comprehensive set of technical sessions on subjects such as international electoral standards and principles, voter awareness and empowerment of voters, and electoral best practices, as well as contemporary themes such as application of Artificial Intelligence in electoral management and safeguarding elections from AI misuse, social media monitoring and responding to misinformation in elections, emerging issues and challenges in political finance, among others.
   
   
4. The programme was organized under the enhanced capacity building framework announced by Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi during his State Visit to Sri Lanka in April 2025, whereby 700 customized slots annually for Sri Lankan professionals were added over and above all existing schemes such as ITEC. With around 300 Sri Lanka civil service officers being training annually under a MoU between the National Centre for Good Governance of India and the Sri Lanka Institute of Development Administration, the enhanced capacity-building endeavour of India thus now benefits 1000 Sri Lankans annually.

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Colombo
01 December 2025