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The Hon. (Dr.) Susil Ranasinghe - Deputy Minister of Land and Irrigation

Jathika Jana balawegaya· Anuradhapura· 8 April 2025 ·Oral question: Oral Question: Land Deeds for Government Lands Program

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Applications are currently held either at Divisional Secretariats, the Department of the Land Commissioner General, or, where submitted to the Mahaweli Authority, at its divisional, residential enterprise management, or head offices. The Deputy Minister said documents can be retrieved by submitting an application, while requests for new deeds may be processed under a new programme beginning in May, and assured that the records are safely maintained.

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¶ 01 As I answered, those applications are at the Divisional Secretariats or the Department of the Land Commissioner General. For those handed to the Mahaweli Authority, they are at the Division Management Offices, Residential Enterprise Management Offices or the Head Office. If one needs to retrieve them, there is an application to be filled. Otherwise, if a new deed is required, they may leave it to be processed under the new programme from May. They are kept safely.

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