The Hon. (Prof.) L.M. Abeywickrama
Hon. (Prof.) L.M. Abeywickrama questioned the Land Reform Commission’s policy of granting 10- or 20-perch plots to employees with five years’ service, noting the high market value of such land at “Ratalankawa.” He asked whether any special risk or justification warranted this benefit for LRC employees compared with other public sector employees, and whether the policy would be reconsidered or extended to departments such as Forest, Wildlife, Railways, and Divisional Secretariats.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Thank you, Hon. Deputy Minister. My first supplementary:
¶ 02 For years, the LRC has followed a policy of granting 10 or 20-perch plots to employees with 5 years’ service. Under this, employees with over 5 years’ service have received 20 perches from “Ratalankawa.” Around this land, the market price is roughly Rs. 1 million per perch; thus a 20-perch plot is about Rs. 20 million. For 60 months of service, that equates to about Rs. 333,000 per month in benefit. LRC work is not especially hazardous compared to, say, the Forest Department, Wildlife, Railways, or Divisional Secretariats — whose staff receive no such land benefit. Is there a special risk justifying this large benefit to LRC employees, or can this benefit be extended to employees in the other departments as well? Will you reconsider this policy?
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Cite as: The Hon. (Prof.) L.M. Abeywickrama. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 23 September 2025. No. 1758876121024768. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/15518