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The Hon. Chanaka Madugoda

Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna· Galle· 8 April 2025 ·Oral question: Oral Question: Land Deeds for Government Lands Program

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Asked whether the Government will continue the previous administration’s programme to grant freehold deeds to holders of government land deeds. He requested details on how many freehold deeds have been issued, whether authorities are aware that landholders surrendered their deeds to Divisional Secretariats for this purpose, and how those surrendered deeds will be returned if necessary.

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¶ 01 asked the Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation:

¶ 02 (a) Will he inform this House - (i) whether the programme to provide freehold deeds to the owners of deeds to government lands, which was implemented by the previous Government, will be continued; (ii) the number of freehold deeds that have been granted under the programme so far; (iii) whether he is aware that the owners of deeds to government lands have surrendered their deeds to the respective Divisional Secretariats in order to obtain freehold deeds under the aforesaid programme; and (iv) the manner in which deeds that have been surrendered to the Divisional Secretariats will be returned?

¶ 03 (b) If not, why?

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Hansard, Tuesday, 8 April 2025 ·No. 1747715041076408 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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