The Hon. Ajith Gihan
Ajith Gihan asked the Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation for details on Land Reform Commission lands in the Puttalam District allocated for investment projects, including their location, extent, development status, and lease payment compliance. He sought clarification on whether underdeveloped lands or lands with lease defaults have been identified and whether such lands will be repossessed. He also requested the total extent of LRC lands in Puttalam by Divisional Secretary’s Division and asked whether any of these lands would be made available for housing construction, and if not, the reasons why.
Verbatim record (translated)
Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Question to the Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation:
¶ 02 (a) (i) Lands from the Land Reform Commission (LRC) in Puttalam District allocated for investment projects.
¶ 03 (ii) For each land: project, extent, and Divisional Secretary’s Division.
¶ 04 (iii) Whether lease payments are properly paid.
¶ 05 (iv) If not, whether lease payments are in default.
¶ 06 (v) Whether the lands have been developed.
¶ 07 (vi) Whether underdeveloped lands are identified.
¶ 08 (vii) If not properly developed or if lease payments are defaulted, whether lands will be repossessed.
¶ 09 (b) (i) Total extent of LRC lands in Puttalam District by Divisional Secretary’s Division.
¶ 10 (ii) Whether such lands will be provided for housing construction.
¶ 11 (c) If not, why?
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- Hansard, Tuesday, 20 January 2026 ·No. 23200 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Ajith Gihan. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 20 January 2026. No. 23200. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/8948