INDEPENDENT · NON-PARTISAN · SOURCE-LED
Explore official records, understand what they say, and prepare better questions about decisions that affect your community.
A civic information project by NV SHARP SOLUTIONS. Not an official government service.
A SIMPLE WAY TO BEGIN
New here? Follow these three steps at your own pace.
THE PUBLIC RECORDS DESK
A small, carefully labelled starter shelf of official sources. These documents help you investigate; they do not confirm the status of a specific local project.
Explore the Ministry of Finance’s published budget estimate documents. Use them to locate allocations and responsible institutions.
Use this as a starting point for allocations and institutions. This source card does not establish actual spending or whether a local project is complete.
Read reports published by Parliament’s Committee on Public Accounts, which examines public expenditure with the Auditor-General.
Read the original report for its date, scope, and findings. This source card does not determine wrongdoing or the status of a particular project.
Learn how to request public information, what proactive disclosure means, and where to find the Commission’s guidance.
Follow the Commission’s guidance for the official process. This site prepares a draft; it does not submit a request or confirm which office holds a record.
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Read the original. Civic Lens links to public sources and helps explain them. It does not independently audit spending or determine wrongdoing.
HOW WE EARN TRUST
Civic information only helps when people can see where it came from and understand its limits.
We link to the original public institution, document, and date wherever available.
Missing public data is labelled as missing. We never fill gaps with guesses.
We do not rank parties, candidates, or officials. The same source rules apply to everyone.
A public-interest project should make it easy to flag an outdated link or factual error.
YOUR RIGHT TO ASK
Use this private, in-browser helper to draft a focused request for public information. Review it, then submit it through the official process.
Read the Commission’s guidancePlease provide copies of [record name] relating to [service or project] in [area], for [date range].
Replace the brackets with your own details. This is a writing example, not an official form.Enable JavaScript to use the private draft helper. You can still explore the official sources above. පෞද්ගලික කෙටුම්පත් මෙවලම භාවිතයට JavaScript සක්රිය කරන්න. ඉහත නිල මූලාශ්ර තවමත් බැලිය හැක. தனிப்பட்ட வரைவு உதவியைப் பயன்படுத்த JavaScript ஐ இயக்கவும். மேலே உள்ள அதிகாரப்பூர்வ ஆதாரங்களைத் தொடர்ந்து பார்க்கலாம்.
BEFORE YOU GO
Know what this project offers before taking your next step.
No. NV. Civic Lens LK is an independent project by NV SHARP SOLUTIONS, created by Navod Ravindu Jayaweera. It is not affiliated with the Government of Sri Lanka, Parliament, or a political party.
No. The helper prepares text in your browser. Review the draft and follow the RTI Commission’s official guidance to submit it through the appropriate process.
This site does not send or persist your entries. They remain in the page while you work. Clear removes them from this page; it does not erase text you copied or files you downloaded.
No. These cards are starting points for official records. Read the original material and its scope. Missing information should remain unknown, rather than being treated as evidence of wrongdoing.
A clearer view of public information is a starting point for stronger civic participation.
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