Sri Lanka Navy wins national productivity award for 2025-26

The Sri Lanka Navy has been recognised as one of four institutions to achieve top honours in the Public Sector Inter-Departmental Category at the National Productivity Awards 2025-26.

Vice Admiral Damian Fernando, Commander of the Navy, received the award from President Anura Kumara Dissanayake at a ceremony held on Friday, 8 November. The recognition acknowledges the Navy's performance and efficiency metrics across its departmental operations.

The National Productivity Awards ceremony celebrates outstanding achievements in productivity and performance improvement initiatives undertaken by public sector institutions throughout Sri Lanka. The awards framework seeks to encourage continuous improvement and operational excellence among government agencies and departments.

The Navy's achievement represents recognition of its institutional efforts to enhance organisational effectiveness and service delivery standards. The award underscores the service's commitment to operational efficiency and performance benchmarking within the defence establishment.