The Hon. Sunil Handunnetti
Hon. Sunil Handunnetti stated that delays in issuing leases for enterprises in government zones have discouraged investors and created problems such as informal transfers and unclear occupancy. He said mobile services involving relevant agencies will be launched to expedite lease issuance, with a target of completing approvals within 22 days and finalizing leases within 62 days. He also noted that inter-agency clearances should ideally be secured before inviting industries into government zones.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, that is correct. Extended delays have discouraged enterprises. Some who came in 2019 still lack leases; businesses get informally transferred, and in some places we cannot even identify the actual occupants. Therefore, as I said, we will commence mobile services with all relevant agencies to issue leases quickly. Approvals from multiple agencies make the process complex. Ideally, before calling industries into a government zone, inter-agency clearances should already be in place. We now aim to complete approvals within 22 days and finalization within 62 days and hand over leases accordingly.
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Cite as: The Hon. Sunil Handunnetti. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 24 February 2025. No. 1741236032093385. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/11645