2. National Planning in Sri Lanka
The current National Plan for Sri Lanka is the “Mahinda Chinthana Vision for the Future: Public Investment
Strategy 2014 – 2016” (Department of National Planning, 2013). It focusses beyond health, food security, energy
security, natural resources, industry to development in different perspectives, innovation and research, and
improving knowledge and skills (Department of National Planning, 2013). The “Mahinda Chinthana Vision for the
Future” highlights fundamental components of a national economic development plan through unique perspectives,
which emphasises the national significance of these factors e.g. facilitating a Triple ‘A’ (agriculture, aquaculture and
animal husbandry) economy since Sri Lanka is currently an agricultural economy (Department of National Planning,
2013). A Triple ‘A’ economy achieves food security, self-sufficiency and value creation in the secondary and
tertiary sectors of the economy (Department of National Planning, 2013).