Govt. admits to duplicate payment to RDA contractors

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Colombo, April 29 (Daily Mirror) - While admitting the duplicate payments to Road Development Authority(RDA) contractors, the government yesterday said the Bank of Ceylon (BOC) which made the payment is taking action to recover the duplicate payments as per the mechanism available for such recoveries.

Cabinet Spokesman and Minister Nalinda Jayatissa told the weekly Cabinet briefing that the duplicate payment has no impact to RDA accounts or personal accounts.

He said an error has occurred in the fund transmission through the Internal Payment File and that the banks have a system to recover such duplicate payments.

However, the Road Development Authority (RDA) earlier clarified that no such "double-payment" to contractors has occurred.

The RDA said that its financial records confirm no duplicate transactions were processed from its accounts and that the institution has not suffered any financial loss.

In such a backdrop, Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) MP Namal Rajapaksa said in a post on X that a Bank of Ceylon ‘Recall of Funds’ notice confirms that Rs. 263 million was erroneously remitted to contractors due to a ‘system error.’

The MP said quoting a BOC statement that over Rs. 51 million is still missing.

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Obvious Wednesday, 29 April 2026 10:58 AM

The RDA is not involved. It is the Bank of Ceylon (BOC) which made the payment and hence their responsibility to recover.

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Realistica Adams Wednesday, 29 April 2026 11:53 AM

NR is not talking about the Billions of Rupees defaulted by his party’s cronies when they were in power, by appointing other cronies as BOC Chairmen who authorised such unlawful loans. What a joke?

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Ameerudeen Moulana Wednesday, 29 April 2026 12:25 PM

Even a simple error can create serious financial, administrative, and public-confidence concerns in any system, especially when we try to change. Academic input is valuable, but practical experience in live systems is a must. Public funds must be protected through better systems, stronger controls, and the right expertise from the beginning.

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Saradiel Wednesday, 29 April 2026 01:57 PM

To my understanding, RDA has not given any duplicate payment instructions. Duplication has occurred at BOC end. If correct, RDA is perfectly correct to say that no duplication at their end and no loss to their accounts. Responsibility is with BOC ro recover the duplicates. If not, it is their loss.

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MARK THE WORDS OF THE MAJORITY WHO ARE WORKING HARD TO CREATE HISTORY ONCE AGAIN. Wednesday, 29 April 2026 02:19 PM

LET THE BANK OF CEYLON RECOVER THE PAYMENT AND MINISTER NALINDA JAYATISSA WILL KEEP THE PUBLIC UPDATED. AS FOR THE USUAL BUTT IN'S FROM NAMAL, KEEP TRYING TO BRING DOWN THE PRESIDENT/NNP AND REMEMBER THE PEOPLE WILL STICK TO THE DECISION THEY MADE AST THE LAST ELECTION/S AND WILL STAY THE COURSE. SLPP, UNP, SJB AND ALLIANCES CAN BAND TOGETHER BUT THE SURPRISE WILL COME AT THE NEXT ELECTIONS WHEN MORE OF THEIR SUPPORTERS WILL JUMP SHIP AND JOIN THE PRESIDENT/NPP GOVT INTO THEIR SECOND TERM.

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