Topic
Land & Housing
1,053 speeches · 220 speakers
Party share
By the speaker's party · counts only, no scoring. "Unattributed" = speeches not resolved to an MP.
Most active on this topic
| # | Member | Speeches |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hon. (Dr.) Susil Ranasinghe, M.P. JJB | 106 |
| 2 | Hon. Anura Karunathilaka, M.P. JJB | 43 |
| 3 | Hon. Aravinda Senarath, M.P. JJB | 39 |
| 4 | Hon. Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam, M.P. ITAK | 26 |
| 5 | Hon. K.V. Samantha Viddyarathna, M.P. JJB | 24 |
| 6 | Hon. Jeevan Thondaman, M.P. UNP | 22 |
| 7 | Hon. Bimal Rathnayake, M.P. JJB | 22 |
| 8 | Hon. Sivagnanam Shritharan, M.P. ITAK | 20 |
| 9 | Hon. Mano Ganesan, M.P. SJB | 18 |
| 10 | Hon. Thurairasa Ravikaran, M.P. ITAK | 18 |
Speeches
1,053 on this topic- 9 May 2025 The Hon. Anura Karunathilaka - Minister of Urban Development, Construction and Housing JJB AI summary Minister Anura Karunathilaka said Sri Lanka faces a housing need of about 937,678 units, with nearly 495,520 existing houses requiring upgrading or reconstruction, and argued that past housing projects often failed due to poor planning and weak implementation frameworks. He cited incomplete NHDA projects from 2017–2018 and failed housing villages in Hambantota as examples of unsustainable planning. He stated that the Government’s policy is to ensure a safe home for all, with the Ministry’s agencies supporting 1,764 houses this year, increasing the grant from Rs. 600,000 to Rs. 1,000,000, and planning to hand over urban regeneration units in Colombo, including at Kirulapone and Stadium Gama, later in the year. Private Members' Motion (P.25/2024): Providing Housing for Every Family in Sri Lanka Read →
- 9 May 2025 Hon. (Dr.) (Ms.) Chathuri Gangani AI summary Hon. (Dr.) (Ms.) Chathuri Gangani outlined Budget allocations and housing programmes, including Rs. 1,000 million for displaced people in the North and East and a 10-year plan to increase new construction and upgrading through the NHDA by 25%. She said support would be provided for young married families through bank-linked loans, increased grants of Rs. 1 million for poor homeless families, and relaxed eligibility based on proof of residence. She also referred to rental-purchase apartments for families without land or repayment capacity, 5,000 estate-sector houses with Indian Government assistance, and accessible housing for persons with disabilities. Private Members' Motion (P.25/2024): Providing Housing for Every Family in Sri Lanka Read →
- 9 May 2025 The Hon. (Mrs.) M.A.C.S. Chathuri Gangani JJB AI summary Hon. (Mrs.) M.A.C.S. Chathuri Gangani supported the motion on providing housing for every family, citing census and district data on inadequate housing, including significant needs in Moneragala and Colombo. She outlined Government measures through the National Housing Development Authority, including allocations for low-income houses, middle-income housing loans, public servants’ housing loans, and concessionary rental housing near workplaces. She emphasized that housing policy is being developed in response to identified needs across rural, urban, low-income, and middle-income communities. Private Members' Motion (P.25/2024): Providing Housing for Every Family in Sri Lanka Read →
- 9 May 2025 The Hon. J.C. Alawathuwala SJB AI summary Hon. J.C. Alawathuwala supported Hon. Ravi Karunanayake’s Private Member’s Motion on providing a house for every family, citing severe housing shortages affecting nearly half a million families and over 60,000 low-income families in Colombo living in slum conditions. He argued that, given high land prices and limited land availability, Sri Lanka needs a well-designed, accelerated high-rise housing programme for low-income, middle-income and upper-middle-income groups, building on past initiatives associated with President Ranasinghe Premadasa. Private Members' Motion (P.25/2024): Providing Housing for Every Family in Sri Lanka Read →
- 9 May 2025 The Hon. Ravi Karunanayake NDF AI summary Ravi Karunanayake argued for a supply-side, practical housing strategy linked to industrial investment, citing Malaysia’s experience and proposals received from Turkey and China. He said BOI-supported prefabricated housing could be built quickly at around Rs. 1.1 million per unit and urged tailored housing models for urban, agrarian, estate, fisheries, indigenous, war-displaced and village communities. He questioned whether the national housing deficit exceeds 580,000 and called for cross-party cooperation to address it within 10 years, with J.C. Alawathuwala seconding the Motion. Private Members' Motion (P.25/2024): Providing Housing for Every Family in Sri Lanka Read →
- 9 May 2025 The Hon. Ravi Karunanayake NDF AI summary Ravi Karunanayake briefly urged that housing construction should also be prioritized for the country and requested a few more minutes to continue his remarks. Private Members' Motion (P.25/2024): Providing Housing for Every Family in Sri Lanka Read →
- 9 May 2025 The Hon. Ravi Karunanayake NDF AI summary Hon. Ravi Karunanayake moved a Resolution calling for every household head to be facilitated to purchase, build or rent a home, framing housing as a non-partisan national priority linked to family security and economic revival. He cited past Sri Lankan housing initiatives and international examples, and stated that the country faces an estimated shortage of 400,000 to 500,000 housing units, including significant needs in Colombo, Gampaha and the Northern Province. He proposed replacing poor urban settlements with flats, expanding access through State and private financing channels, and treating a large-scale housing programme—estimated at about Rs. 2,500 billion for 500,000 homes—as a feasible supply-side economic intervention. Private Members' Motion (P.25/2024): Providing Housing for Every Family in Sri Lanka Read →
- 9 May 2025 The Hon. T. B. Sarath - Deputy Minister of Housing JJB AI summary Hon. T. B. Sarath began to address the Deputy Speaker, but no substantive remarks, proposals, questions, or policy points are included in the provided excerpt. Private Members' Motion (P.12/2024): Enhancing State Sector Involvement in Food Import and Distribution Read →
- 9 May 2025 The Hon. (Prof.) Ruwan Ranasinghe - Deputy Minister of Tourism JJB AI summary The Deputy Minister of Tourism said leased properties would be revalued by the Government Valuation Department and regularized at market-based lease rates. He added that inquiries are underway into past releases of Land Reform Commission lands, with temporary suspensions on alienations, and that the Government would seek to secure land required for tourism projects once those inquiries are completed. Oral Question: National-Level Stadiums in Northern and Eastern Provinces (Q.1/2024) Read →
- 9 May 2025 The Hon. Dinindu Saman Hennayake JJB AI summary Hon. Dinindu Saman Hennayake questioned the lease of a 900-square-metre building reportedly costing Rs. 10,394,662 but rented for Rs. 36,000 per month, arguing that the rate is far below market value and asking what steps will be taken to rectify any politically influenced decision. He also asked whether the Ministry would act on alleged irregular land allocations in Badulla District, including areas linked to tourism sites such as Mini World’s End, Green View Village and Annasgala, which he said could obstruct tourism development projects. Oral Question: National-Level Stadiums in Northern and Eastern Provinces (Q.1/2024) Read →
- 8 May 2025 The Hon. Thurairasa Ravikaran ITAK AI summary Hon. Thurairasa Ravikaran questioned Gazette No. 2430 of 28.03.2025, which he said seeks to acquire 5,941 acres in the Northern Province as state land, and demanded its withdrawal, arguing that displaced people are being asked to produce documents under unfair circumstances. He also urged the Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism Minister to establish dedicated tourism units and appoint officers at district and divisional secretariats in the Northern Province to support tourism development linked to Palaly Airport, the Nagapattinam ferry, and local cultural and natural assets. Debate: Customs Ordinance - Resolution on Import Duties on Motor Vehicles Read →
- 8 May 2025 The Hon. G.G. Ponnambalam ACTC AI summary Hon. G.G. Ponnambalam objected to the 28 March Gazette requiring owners in specified Northern Province areas to prove title within three months or have the lands declared State land. He argued the deadline is unrealistic for Tamil diaspora owners and war-displaced residents, and said existing legal protections had recognized their inability to return and defend ownership. He demanded the immediate withdrawal of the Gazette and warned that proceeding without agreement with Tamil representatives would undermine reconciliation and risk dispossessing Tamil-speaking communities. Debate: Customs Ordinance - Resolution on Import Duties on Motor Vehicles Read →
- 8 May 2025 The Hon. Sivagnanam Shritharan ITAK AI summary Hon. Sivagnanam Shritharan raised concerns that large areas of land in the North and East remain under military occupation, leaving many Tamil residents displaced, and cited examples including Palaly, Kilinochchi and families expelled from Anuradhapura. Referring to Gazette Extraordinary No. 2430 of 28 March 2025, he asked the Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Lands and Irrigation why about 5,700 acres in Jaffna, Kilinochchi, Mannar and Mullaitivu are being acquired and what the urgent purpose is. He further questioned how displaced people, including those who lost land documents during the war, would be able to assert ownership claims, and sought clarification on the Government’s intention behind issuing the Gazette before releasing occupied lands. Questions under Standing Order 27(2) - Land Acquisition in North and East; Ministry Statements on Rice and Finance Read →
- 8 May 2025 The Hon. Sivagnanam Shritharan ITAK AI summary Sivagnanam Shritharan raised concerns about lands in the North and East, describing them as critically important. The intervention appears to introduce or emphasize issues relating to land in those regions, but the provided excerpt is too brief to identify any specific proposal, demand, or policy reference. Questions under Standing Order 27(2) - IMF Conditions and Privilege Matters Read →
- 10 April 2025 Hon. Anura Karunathilaka - Minister of Urban Development, Construction and Housing JJB AI summary The Minister presented the Sri Lanka Land Development Corporation’s Annual Report and Accounts for 2021. He moved that the report be referred to the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Infrastructure and Strategic Development, and the motion was agreed to. Papers Presented: Annual Reports and Petitions Read →
- 9 April 2025 The Hon. Mahinda Jayasinghe JJB AI summary Hon. Mahinda Jayasinghe alleged that land owned by the Sri Nagananda International Institute at Manel Watta had been fraudulently sold by Shiranthi Rajapaksa on 10 October 2023, misleading monks associated with the property. He cited an electricity bill paid by monks and referred to a related CID arrest over alleged fraudulent documents for a Rajapaksa family residence near the Menik Ganga. He requested action under a recently passed Act addressing illegal activities and said he was prepared to hand over relevant documents to the CID. Debate: Value Added Tax (Amendment) Bill - Second Reading (Afternoon Session and Reported Business) Read →
- 9 April 2025 The Hon. Mahinda Jayasinghe JJB AI summary Mahinda Jayasinghe responded to allegations concerning a land matter by referring to documents he said established ownership of the relevant plots. He stated that one portion related to the D.A. Rajapaksa Stadium at Diyagama and that other portions were held in the name of Shiranthi Wickremasinghe Rajapaksa, later re-registered on 10 October 2023 to Samararatna Kodikara and sold at various prices. He tabled eight title deeds connected to the land, including deeds referencing Shiranthi Wickremasinghe Rajapaksa and the Sri Nagananda International Institute for Buddhist Studies. Debate: Value Added Tax (Amendment) Bill - Second Reading (Afternoon Session and Reported Business) Read →
- 9 April 2025 The Hon. Amirthanathan Adaikkalanathan DTNA AI summary Amirthanathan Adaikkalanathan raised concerns over the Department of Forest Conservation placing boundary stones in Kanesapuram, Vavuniya, despite prior District Coordinating Committee decisions. He requested the Minister to issue immediate instructions to halt the activity until the DCC discusses and decides on the matter. Debate: Value Added Tax (Amendment) Bill - Second Reading (Morning Session) Read →
- 9 April 2025 The Hon. Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam ITAK AI summary Hon. Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam questioned the Prime Minister on the lack of funding for the Office on Missing Persons and the Office for Reparations, and urged the Government to act on investigations into violence, release of eligible political prisoners, and alleged ongoing State-backed land appropriations in the North and East. He also challenged the Government’s position on a new Constitution and Provincial Council Elections, asking whether urgent funds would be allocated for constitutional reform despite no Budget provision. Oral Question: Hon. Prime Minister on University Development and Conflict Resolution Read →
- 8 April 2025 The Hon. (Dr.) Susil Ranasinghe - Deputy Minister of Land and Irrigation JJB AI summary The Deputy Minister clarified that permits, deeds, and tax documents remain in effect, and that the issue concerns deeds under the “Urumaya” programme, which converted permits to freehold ownership. He stated that deeds already signed by the President will be issued, while pending cases may either be withdrawn or processed under a new programme beginning in May. Oral Question: Land Deeds for Government Lands Program Read →