The Hon. Susil Ranasinghe
Hon. Susil Ranasinghe explained the two current processes for allocating Land Reform Commission lands to projects: investor-identified lands with project reports and approvals, or Commission-identified lands offered to proponents without a specific site. He noted that the Commission is mapping suitable project types for identified lands and seeking investors, while addressing the absence of complete consolidated land records. He also stated that agricultural use of LRC lands without proper leases is being regularized.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Mr. Speaker, currently there are two avenues to provide LRC lands for projects. One: an investor identifies a specific land and brings a project report along with the requisite clearances from relevant agencies. Two: some proponents arrive without a specific land identified; in such cases the Commission can show suitable lands it has identified. We also have lands documented, and for certain identified lands we have mapped feasible project types and are working to attract suitable investors accordingly.
¶ 02 A key constraint is the lack of complete, consolidated records of where all such LRC lands are. We have initiated the process of consolidating these records.
¶ 03 Additionally, many LRC lands are used for agriculture without proper lease agreements. We have started a process to regularize such use.
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- Hansard, Tuesday, 7 October 2025 ·No. 22573 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Susil Ranasinghe. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 7 October 2025. No. 22573. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/9846