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Sitting of Tuesday, 9 September 2025

10th Parliament· 17 debates· 194 speeches· 63 speakers

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  8. 8 Oral question Oral Question: Lands in Kilinochchi District - Freehold Deeds or Land Permits (Q.1178/2025) 5 speeches
    • The Hon. (Dr.) Susil Ranasinghe - Deputy Minister of Land and Irrigation JJB

      AI summary On behalf of the Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation, the Deputy Minister provided figures on land ownership and permits in the Kilinochchi District in response to Question No. 1178/2025. He stated that 46,787 families occupy 19,525.718 hectares, with 1,850 families issued freehold deeds under the “Nidahas Himikama” programme and 477 further applications being processed. He also noted that 12,748.57 hectares of paddy and dry lands are held under permits, and that there is insufficient data to assess the impact on access to mortgages or loans.

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    • The Hon. Sivagnanam Shritharan ITAK

      AI summary Sivagnanam Shritharan raised a supplementary question about long-term residents in Kilinochchi who have lived on land for nearly a century without receiving title deeds. He said temporary land permits had been taken back by officials under a programme promising freehold deeds, and asked whether, if freehold deeds cannot be issued, those temporary permits could at least be returned.

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    • The Hon. (Dr.) Susil Ranasinghe JJB

      AI summary Under the past government’s freehold programme, 1,850 deeds have already been issued after permits were collected. A further 477 permit files have been received by the Land Commissioner General’s Department, and deed preparation has begun for those remaining cases.

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    • The Hon. Sivagnanam Shritharan ITAK

      AI summary Asked what immediate measures the Government will take to issue freehold deeds in Kilinochchi, noting that although over 40,000 families were referenced, only 1,850 deeds have been provided. He highlighted that more than 12,000 hectares, or nearly 60,000 acres, remain without freehold title and sought a concrete plan to address this.

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    • The Hon. (Dr.) Susil Ranasinghe JJB

      AI summary Hon. (Dr.) Susil Ranasinghe explained that the Government’s “Himikama” ownership programme is being used to issue land permits and deeds, with work starting in the Palai DS Division of Kilinochchi due to acute land ownership issues in the North and East. He said longstanding displacement, lost or damaged documents, deaths and resettlement require a land regularization process to establish ownership, occupation and claims before deeds or permits can be issued. He noted that about 60,000 acres in Kilinochchi remain to be regularized and stated that the Government intends to proceed expeditiously in stages once clearance is completed.

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