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Responsibilities by Agency (January, 2015)Ministry of Lands
Recommendation
Activity
Ministry of Lands – LLRC Progress Up to 30 th June 2015
Partner
Time
KPI
Agencies
Frame
1
Progress
Human Rights
01 9.104 – Grant the legal  Continue
ownership of land to
those (IDPS) who have
been resettled.
implementation of
circular
which
provides for grant
of ownership.
1. Program
conducted to
solve land issues
 Land
Commissioner
General
Department
 Provincial
Land
Commissioner
 District
Secretary
 Divisional
Secretary
 Circular
implemented
2015
 Continuous monitoring the implementation of the
activities of the circular 2013/01 circular with the
help of provincial land commissioners (North and
East) and District Secretariats.
 The summary of the land requests according to the
Circular no 2013/01: (North)
Category
according the
Circular
2013/01
Received up
to ; June
2015
Solved up to ;
June 2015
Remain in
hand by the
end of
June 2015
Land requests
122113
62229
59884
Regulating
Documents
20455
13622
6833
Other Land
problems
Total
25210
17420
7790
167778
93271
74507
 The summary of the land requests according to the
Circular no 2013/01: (East)
Category
according the
Circular
2013/01
Land requests
Received up
to ; June
2015
Solved up to ;
June 2015
Remain in
hand by the
end of
June 2015
2246
5035
2789
Regulating
Documents
8293
2579
5714
Other Land
problems
Total
4568
1464
3104
17896
6832
11064
National Plan of Action for the Implementation of LLRC Recommendations –
Responsibilities by Agency (January, 2015)Ministry of Lands
Recommendation
Activity
Ministry of Lands – LLRC Progress Up to 30 th June 2015
Partner
Time
KPI
Agencies
Frame
No of lots
Tracing preparing,
BOD Preparing,
Handed over by stake,
Land marking under
LDO, Settlement of
Land disputes, others.
Survey
Department
2015
Jaffna
Kilinochchi
Mullaithuv
Vavuniya
Mannar
Trincomalee
Batticaloa
Ampara
Total
1.1 Holding
divisional days
1.2 Holding land
Kachcheries
1.3 Conducting
Mobile Service
 Land
Commissioner
General
Department
 Provincial
Land
Commissioner
 District
Secretary
 Divisional
Secretary
Progress
 Tracing preparing, BOD Preparing, Handed over by
stake, Land marking under LDO, Settlement of Land
disputes, others.
District
2015
2
Received up to
June 2015
2078
6519
9644
11628
14022
694
3953
6594
55132
Completed up
to June 2015
1276
5068
3402
5316
8895
669
1381
5316
31323
Balance
802
1451
6242
6312
5127
25
2572
1278
23809
Province
Northern
Eastern
No of Divisional Days
475
790
Province
Northern
Eastern
No of Land kachcheries
1241
285
Province
Northern
Eastern
No of Mobile Service
14
86
National Plan of Action for the Implementation of LLRC Recommendations –
Responsibilities by Agency (January, 2015)Ministry of Lands
Recommendation
Activity
Ministry of Lands – LLRC Progress Up to 30 th June 2015
Partner
Time
KPI
Agencies
Frame
2015
1.5 Issuing Tsunami
deeds
1.4 42 Long Term Leases were sent for the minister’s
approval from Northern Province and 304 from Eastern
Province.
1.6 17 Land lots were released for three forces 38
Recommendations were send to the Ministry in the
Northern Province. 14 Land lots were released for the
three forces and 32 were sent for the minister’s
approval in the eastern province.
1.6 Release state
lands for the
forces
 Conduct
awareness
programmes with
relevant groups on
the
implementation of
circular No.
2013/01 of
31.01.2013 issued
by the
Commissioner
General of Lands
Progress
1.5 247 Tsunami deeds were sent for the Minister’s
approved Northern Province and 472 from Eastern
Province. 547 Tsunami deeds were issued from Eastern
Province.
1.4 Issuing long
term leases
9.106 - Create awareness
among IDPs about
policies [with regard to
the areas that are
available for people to
resettle] and the options
available to them.
3
 Land
Commissioner
General
Department
 Provincial
Land
Commissioner
 District
Secretary
 Divisional
Secretary
Awareness
programmes
conducted
2015
 North
20 Divisional Secretariat level awareness progarmmes
had been completed within the Northern Province and
1750 participated.
National Plan of Action for the Implementation of LLRC Recommendations –
Responsibilities by Agency (January, 2015)Ministry of Lands
Recommendation
Activity
Ministry of Lands – LLRC Progress Up to 30 th June 2015
Partner
Time
KPI
Agencies
Frame
4
Progress
 East
18 Divisional Secretariat level awareness
progarmmes had been started within the Eastern
Province and will be completed by the end of
December. The target population is 1275 including the
field level and land branch officials within the Divisional
Secretariat
Land Return and Resettlement
9.124 Ensure that (1) Any citizen of Sri
Lanka has the right to
acquire land in any part
of the country, in
accordance with its laws
and regulations, and
reside in any area of
his/her choice without
any restrictions or
limitations
(2)Land policy of the
Government is not an
instrument to effect
unnatural changes in the
demographic pattern of a
given Province.
1. (a) Conduct study to
ascertain whether
practices infringe
on legal
rights to acquire
land
(b) Take
appropriate steps
to remove
infringements if
any exist.
( c) Effective
implementation of
the
policy on land use
with a view to
identifying
appropriate state
land
available for
settlement.
2. Appoint a 4th Land
Commission with a
TOR
similar to the
previous
 Land
Commissioner
General
Department
 Provincial
Land
Commissioner
 A completed
study of the
alienation of
state land with
specific
reference to the
N&E
2014

Recommendation is completed
 District
Secretary
 Divisional
Secretary
Presidential
Secretariat
 Appointment of
the 4th Land
Commission
 The draft of T.R.O of the 4th land commission forwarded
to president’s office.
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Partner
Time
KPI
Agencies
Frame
Recommendation
Activity
(3) distribution of State
land continues as provided
for in the Constitution
3.Ensure effective
implementation of
Statutes, i.e. The
State Lands Ord.,
Land Development
Ordinance, Land
Grants (Sp. Provisions)
Act.
3. IR2. Issue of a clear
statement by government
that private Lands would
not be utilized for
settlements
by
any
government agency.
1. Formulate
Policy to
deal with the
issue of
settlements
9.126 - Assure people
through a publicity effort
that the Programme
seeks to make available
land to all returning IDPs
as
expeditiously
as
possible and is not a
substitute for recourse to
the Courts of Law where
people are in possession
of valid legal proof of
their claim to the land in
question.
1. The proposed 4th
Land
Commission to take
cognizance of the
recommendation
9.126, 9.128, 9.129,
9.131 to 9.136 and
consider the feasibility
of the implementation
of such
recommendations
9.128 - Provide the
needed human and
financial resources.
a
 M/Lands
Policy Formulated
 Land
Commissioner
General
Department
 Implementation
of the activities
in keeping with
the findings of
the 4th Land
Commission
 Provincial
Land
Commissioner

Progress
Recommendation is completed

Recommendation is completed

Recommendation is completed
 District
Secretary
 Divisional
Secretary
 M/Lands
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Recommendation
9.129 - Supervise civil
administration officers
tasked with the
Implementation of the
Programme by respective
Government Agents and
monitor implementation
quality at the national
level by the Land
Commissioner General.
9.131 - Organize a wellplanned media seminar
on the Programme to
enable the Media to
project an accurate and
clear view of the
Programme
9.132 - Conduct well
designed training
programmes for all
officers and community
leaders selected for
various Committees
9.133 - Launch a welldesigned, communication
campaign in simple Tamil
and Sinhala language to
help displaced persons
come forward to benefit
from the Programme
Activity
Ministry of Lands – LLRC Progress Up to 30 th June 2015
Partner
Time
KPI
Agencies
Frame
Progress
 M/Lands

Recommendation is completed

Recommendation is completed

Recommendation is completed
Please see 9.106
6
National Plan of Action for the Implementation of LLRC Recommendations –
Responsibilities by Agency (January, 2015)Ministry of Lands
Recommendation
Activity
Ministry of Lands – LLRC Progress Up to 30 th June 2015
Partner
Time
KPI
Agencies
Frame
9.134 - Confine the
participation of security
forces officers to
expediting the release of
maximum extents of
lands being utilized for
security purposes.
9.135, 136 - Organize and
hold a well-publicized
‘Community Consultation
Meeting’ in each District
Secretariat area prior to
the launch of the First
Committee investigation
process. Establish a
mechanism to rapidly
consider constructive
suggestions made
through this process
9.137 – Strengthen human
resources teams at all
levels of implementation,
through
temporary
secondment
and
/or
contracting qualified and
skilled retired staff, and
assignment of additional
administrative staff to the
Land
Commissioner
Genera’s
Department
through new recruitment
and /or secondment for a
stipulated period of time
to support effective and
efficient implementation
of the Programme.
1. Identify the cadre
required for the
Programme in the
North and East
provinces and take
measures to recruit
them.
 Land
Commissioner
General
Department
Required cadre
in place to
implement the
Programme
7
Progress

Recommendation is completed

Recommendation is completed
2015
 Provincial Land
Commissioner
 Retired SLAS
Officers
 9 retired SLAS Officers have been appointed in the post of
Assistant Land Commissioner to the LLRC cluster units.
 District
Secretary
 Colonization
Officers
 Colonization Officers are being recruited permanently
 Development
Assistants

38 Development Assistants have been appointed.

13 Office Assistants have been appointed.

10 Drivers have been appointed.
 Divisional
Secretary
 Drivers
 Office
Assistants
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Responsibilities by Agency (January, 2015)Ministry of Lands
Recommendation
Activity
9.139 – Grant land to all
families who have been
secondary
occupants,
whether at the behest of
LTTE or not, if the lands
they are currently in
occupation are awarded
to the genuine original
permit holders on the
results
of
the
Investigating Committee
decisions.
The
Investigating Committees
should clarify, without
any doubt, whether the
secondary occupants are
genuinely landless.
9.140 - Apply strict
controls to prevent any
alienation of State land
other than for IDPs until
the proposed Programme
is implemented
 This
recommendation is
covered by the
activities
listed
under 9.104
9.141 Actively seek the
cooperation of a
development partner to
support the land policy
and the associated
Programme, based on the
understanding that
Government of Sri Lanka
will be responsible for
Programme policy,
decision making, and
implementation
Ministry of Lands – LLRC Progress Up to 30 th June 2015
Partner
Time
KPI
Agencies
Frame
 Land
Commissioner
General
Department
2015
Progress
Covered from 9.104
 Provincial
Land
Commissioner
 District
Secretary
 Divisional
Secretary
 Ensure
implementation of
provisions of the
Circular of the
M/Lands which
incorporates this
1. principle.
Evaluate the need
for an external
partner
2. Formulate a project
proposal if external
resources are found
to be needed
3. Secure assistance as
appropriate, if
feasible
 M/Lands
 Land
Commissioner
General
Department
 Provincial
Land
Commissioner
 District
Secretary
 Divisional
Secretary
A report dealing
with
activities1,2 &3

Recommendation is completed

Recommendation is completed
8
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Responsibilities by Agency (January, 2015)Ministry of Lands
Recommendation
9.142 - Review the 2
existing HSZs in Palaly
and Trincomalee-Sampur,
as well as small extents of
private land currently
utilized for security
purposes, with a view to
release more land while
keeping national security
needs in perspective.
Complete the provision of
alternate lands and or
payment of
compensation within a
specific time frame
Activity
1.
Consequent to
the review
already
completed –
Ministry of Lands – LLRC Progress Up to 30 th June 2015
Partner
Time
KPI
Agencies
Frame
 M/Defence
 M/Lands
 Land Released
2015
 Re – location
Completed
(a) Release lands
where possible;
Progress
281 acquisition proposals received and 76 acquisition
proposals have been suspended. Actions are being
taken to acquire 205 lands of the extent of 4710.70
hectares in North and East

20011 Acres of private land and 5740 Acres of
government land released up to now in North and East.
(see below)
 Compensation
paid
(b) Take steps to relocate or to pay
compensation
acting under
applicable Statutes
(Land Acquisition
Act).
Surveying lands

Army
Private
18,587
Survey
Department
No of Requisitions
9
2015
District
Jaffna
Kilinochchi
Mullaithivu
Vavuniya
Mannar
Trincomalee
Batticaloa
Ampara
Navy
State
4424
Up to
May
87
46
26
4
25
14
6
0
208
Air Force
Private
State
Private
708
1316
716
Received
June.
Total
2015
1
88
0
46
0
26
0
4
0
25
0
14
0
6
0
0
1
209
State
-
Completed
Balance
48
44
26
4
23
11
14
0
40
2
0
0
2
0
2
0
163
46
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Responsibilities by Agency (January, 2015)Ministry of Lands
Recommendation
Activity
9.144 Effectively and
expeditiously resolve the
land issues of Muslim
families
who
were
forcibly ejected by the
LTTE
from
their
agricultural land in the
Eastern province and
whose living conditions
have
drastically
deteriorated as a result
 Identifying
the
problems through
a
special
committee
appointed by the
Land
Commissioner
General’s
Department.
9.145-Review official data
with regard to the
eviction of Sinhalese
families from the Jaffna
District in order to arrive
at more precise data.
Facilitate
Sinhalese
families who are evicted
from Jaffna and the rest
of the Northern Province,
and who volunteer to go
back, to return to own
land or be resettled in
alternate
land
as
expeditiously as possible.
Identify relevant
agricultural lands
where whose
owners were
forcibly ejected
and resolve the
problems.
 Collect the existing
data to identify the
relevant
lands
forcibly ejected.
 Re-alienate
or
resettle the Sinhala
families
Ministry of Lands – LLRC Progress Up to 30 th June 2015
Partner
Time
KPI
Agencies
Frame
 Land
Commissioner
General
Department
 Provincial
Land
Commissioner
 District
Secretary
 Divisional
Secretary
 Divisional
Secretary
 Provincial
Land
Commissioner
 District
Secretary
 No. of lands
identify in the
field.
10
Progress
2015
Committee report has been submitted
No. of lands realienate to the
people who
were forcible
ejected and
resolve the
problems.
 No. of the
identified
Sinhala families
affected
2015
Details of Sinhala families resettled in north province
(according to resettlement Ministry report on 30.12.2014)
District
 No. of land
alienated
Jaffna
Mullaithivu
Kilinochchi
Mannar
Vavuniya
Total
No. Of families
111
3614
24
340
4656
8745
No. Of
persons
355
11853
48
943
14170
27369
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Responsibilities by Agency (January, 2015)Ministry of Lands
Recommendation
Activity
9.147- Designate a focal
agency to study the special
nature of problems and
displacement of families in
former
Threatened
Villages, with a view to
designing
a
special
mechanism to resolve their
land issues and livelihood
issues expeditiously, as
they lack the political
patronage or power to
influence the existing
governmental
administrative machinery
as well as the evolving
national
post-conflict
development agenda.
9.150 - Expedite action on
the establishment of a
National Land Commission
(NLC) in order to propose
appropriate future national
land policy guidelines as
required under the 13th
Amendment
9.151 - Develop a land use
plan for each district in the
North and East with the
participation of district and
national experts drawn
from various relevant
disciplines to guide the
district administration in
land conservation and
alienation in order to
ensure protection of
 The Land
Commissioner
General’s
Department will
identify the
former Threatened
Villages and
going to
introduce specific
spearmen to
collect
accurate
and specific land
issues within
these villages
through the
Divisional
Secretariat level.
 Include the proposal
to establish a NLC in
the TOR of the PSC
with a view to
receiving
recommendations.
1. Establishment of
National Level expert
group to obtain advice
on
use plan of 8
2. . Land
Establishment
preparation.
Distinct Level
expert groups to obtain
necessary guidelines.
3. Preparation of
technical guidelines
for the preparation
of Land use plans.
Ministry of Lands – LLRC Progress Up to 30 th June 2015
Partner
Time
KPI
Agencies
Frame
 Divisional
Secretary
 Provincial Land
Commissioner
 District
Secretary
 Identify the
specific
categories of
land issues
occurred in
former
Threatened
Villages
DS division
Medirigiriya
Horawapothana
Madawachchiya
Mahavilachchiya
Kebithigollwa
Padaviya
Vanaththavillu
Kathirkamam
Siyambalanduwa
Total
No. Of displaced
families
861
85
661
211
583
95
244
3
9
2752
Please see 9.124 (3)
01. Activity already
finalized
8 Land Use Plans
for the Districts of
North and East
Provinces .
Progress
Displaced and resettled family details in former threaten villages
(details received up to now)
Please see 9.124 (3)
Land Use Policy
Planning
Department
11
2015
02. Activity already
finalized
03. Activity already
finalized
No. Of resettled
families
481
22
578
44
545
95
195
3
9
1972
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Recommendation
Activity
environment and biodiversity, sustainable
economic development,
leisure and recreational
standards, religious,
cultural, and archeological
sites with a view to
improving the quality of
life of the present and
future generations
4. Conduct 79 Divisional
Level
Awareness Programs.
5. Conduct 79 Divisional
Level
stakeholder Programs.
6. Preparation of base
maps to conduct
field work
7. Detail field survey in
8 districts.
8. Preparation of
updated land use
maps based on digital
maps prepared by
Survey Department 170
maps is to be
completed.
9. Digital special data
collection to
prepare digital maps
(By survey
Department)
10.Conduct 8Districts
Level Expert group
meetings to obtain
their views for the
proposed planp
Ministry of Lands – LLRC Progress Up to 30 th June 2015
Partner
Time
KPI
Agencies
Frame
12
Progress
04. 62 Divisional
Secretary Level Awareness programs Conducted. (no progress
within this month)
05. Activity Completed
06. Activity already
finalized
07. Activity already
finalized
08. Activity Completed
09. Activity is Completed
10. 02 District Level Expert group meetings completed
(Jaffna & Mannar)
11. Preparation of
Draft Land Use Plans
11. 100% of draft plan was completed in Ampara District.
12. Preparation of final
Land Use Plans.
12. Will be Finalized after August 2015