The Hon. Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam
Hon. Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam raised the long-standing issue of residents in the Cey-Nor scheme in Kaluwankeni lacking land deeds since 1982. Referring to the Government’s Budget commitment under the “Bimsaviya” initiative and the earlier “Urumaya” programme, he asked the responsible Minister to appoint a Ministry-led committee to devise a mechanism to grant titles. He urged the Government to resolve the matter even if the land is private, including by issuing state grants for the houses.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Minister, this problem has persisted since 1982 — 43 years. Residents of the Cey-Nor scheme in Kaluwankeni have long suffered without deeds. We have raised this at Divisional and District Development Committee meetings, which today seem unable to resolve issues. Even your Government’s Budget stated deeds would be given under the “Bimsaviya” initiative to those without land rights, similar to the previous “Urumaya” programme.
¶ 02 As the responsible Minister, please appoint a committee through your Ministry to address this. You now say it is on private land. If that was known at inception, the Government must now find a solution. Appoint a committee and devise a mechanism to grant title — even by issuing state grants. Why can’t the Government arrange for state grants for these houses?
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Cite as: The Hon. Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 5 March 2025. No. 1742473561091594. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/2248