The Hon. Dharmapriya Dissanayake
Dharmapriya Dissanayake raised a supplementary question about difficulties faced by people who purchased temple lands previously granted on a freehold basis. He said the ongoing “Bim Saviya” land titling programme cannot issue titles for some of these plots because the grants were improperly made and are now unlawful. He asked the Minister how the Government intends to resolve the issue, noting that affected persons need titles for school admissions, loans and business activities.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Deputy Speaker, my first supplementary question is this:
¶ 02 Hon. Minister, some temple lands have been given on freehold (sinnakkara) basis in the past. Those who purchased such lands now face difficulties because, under the “Bim Saviya” programme currently underway islandwide, there are issues issuing title for these plots as they were given on freehold improperly and such grants are now unlawful. Many affected persons live in our electorates, and likely across the country. People need land titles for school admissions, obtaining loans and running businesses. What is your view on resolving this?
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- Hansard, Saturday, 22 November 2025 ·No. 22972 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Dharmapriya Dissanayake. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 22 November 2025. No. 22972. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/22815