The Hon. Susil Ranasinghe
Hon. Susil Ranasinghe stated that the Land Reform Commission is facing significant arrears due to poor collection of lease rentals on LRC lands, citing past inefficiencies and lack of proper systems. He said non-paying lands and reasons for arrears have been identified, and a district-wise programme has been launched to regularize and expedite rental recovery to prevent a financial crisis in the LRC fund.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Member, there is a major problem here as well. LRC lands have been leased, but rentals are not being collected properly, leading to significant issues. Therefore, dues to the LRC are in arrears; there is irregularity and inefficiency. Among the LRC’s priority projects is to re-establish proper, expedited rental recovery. We have identified which lands are not paying and the associated reasons. This must be handled district-wise; it is somewhat complex due to the lack of proper systems in the past. We are now regularizing it. Without a clear, prompt mechanism to collect monies due to the LRC, the fund will face a crisis. We have already launched a program to address this.
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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/9848