The Hon. (Dr.) Susil Ranasinghe - Deputy Minister of Land and Irrigation
On behalf of the Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation, the Deputy Minister provided figures on land ownership and permits in the Kilinochchi District in response to Question No. 1178/2025. He stated that 46,787 families occupy 19,525.718 hectares, with 1,850 families issued freehold deeds under the “Nidahas Himikama” programme and 477 further applications being processed. He also noted that 12,748.57 hectares of paddy and dry lands are held under permits, and that there is insufficient data to assess the impact on access to mortgages or loans.
Verbatim record (translated)
Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Mr. Speaker, on behalf of the Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation, I answer:
¶ 02 Lands in Kilinochchi District: Freehold Deeds or Land Permits (Q. 1178/2025)
¶ 03 (a) (i) 46,787 families and 19,525.718 hectares. (ii) 1,850 families. (iii) 21,479 families. (iv) 5,118 families. (v) 12,748.57 hectares of paddy and dry lands with permits.
¶ 04 (b) (i) Under the “Nidahas Himikama” (Freehold) programme, 1,850 freehold deeds have been issued. A further 477 applications are being processed for deed preparation. (ii) Insufficient data to confirm for mortgage/loan access impacts.
¶ 05 (c) Not applicable in light of the above.
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