Hon. (Dr.) Susil Ranasinghe - Deputy Minister of Land and Irrigation
On behalf of the Minister, the Deputy Minister provided a written-style response on Land Reform Commission lands in the Elpitiya Divisional Secretariat area. He reported the extent of high land and paddy land, outlined allocations for legal encumbrances, projects, and housing sales between 2016 and 2024, and stated that detailed GN Division breakdowns and grantee information are contained in annexes placed in the Library.
Verbatim record (translated)
Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, on behalf of the Minister, I reply as follows.
¶ 02 (a) (i) Land Reform Commission lands in Elpitiya DS: - High land: 40,998 acres, 18 roods, 21.508 perches - Paddy land: 358 acres, 38 roods, 128 perches (ii) Detailed breakdown by GN Division is provided (Annex 01). (iii) Allocations: - For legal encumbrances (2016–2024): 15 acres - For projects (years as per Annexes): 108 acres, 18 roods, 32 perches - Sales for housing (2016–2024): 47 acres, 35 perches Total allocated: 72 acres, 2 roods, 27 perches (details at Annex 03). (iv) Names of second-party grantees, GN Divisions and basis of grant are in Annexes 02, 03 and 04.
¶ 03 Annexes 01–04 are placed in the Library.
¶ 04 (b) Not applicable.
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