1. Issue of Long Term Lease to various parties for the purpose of Residence/Commerce/Agriculture.
2. Transferring of Long Term Lease, effecting sub divisions; mortgages and Sub Leases
3. Issue of Grant for residential purpose.
4. Issue of lawful documents to places of religious worship (In case of Buddhist place of worship issue of Primary Lease Bonds or Deed and for the places of worship of other religions, issue of Long Term Leases)
5. Issue of state land for public societies/public purpose.
6. Releasing of lands to State Departments.
7. Issue of Vesting Orders of lands to local government administration and the three armed forces.
8. Giving lands, on Long Term Leases or Grants for special economical development projects.

1. Issue of Ranbima Grants under the Land Development Ordinance.
2. Issuing Grants for middle class lands.
3. Issue of Instruments of Disposition under Land (Special Provisions) Act.
4. Take necessary actions to change the Grants with conditions into Grants without conditions issued to people under the Land Redemption Act.
5. Giving advices regarding petitions and appeals received about problems in the issue of Grants.
6. Matters regarding cancellation of Grants issued under the Land Development Ordinance, under various reasons.
7. Providing answers to questions in Parliament, Parliamentary Advisory Committees and Public Petitions Committee with regard to land problems.
8. Coordination, collection of information and submitting reports on “The National Programme to distribute one hundred thousand plots of land”.

• Land Commissioner (Land)
  T.P. : +94-11-2695824
  Email : landcom@sltnet.lk
  
  
• Deputy Land Commissioner (Land)
  T.P. : +94-11-2675571
  North Central Province, Investment Board Projects, Projects of the Ministry of Industries
  
  
• Assistant Land Commissioner (Land)
  T.P. : +94-11-2675576
  Western Province, Central Province, Polonnaruwa District
  
  
• Assistant Land Commissioner (Land)
  T.P. : +94-11-2695835
  Releasing Lands for Government Institutions
  
  
• Assistant Land Commissioner (Land)
  T.P. : +94-11-2675572
  Uva, North Western, Sabaragamuwa Provinces
  
  
• Assistant Land Commissioner (Ranbima)
  T.P. : +94-11-2689573
  
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1. Disposal of State Lands under the Land Development Ordinance.
   1. Under Regularization of Encroachments
      Issuing of special permission to those who had developed any plot of land prior to 1995.06.15 (not in the urban area) after examining their eligibility when it had become impracticable to evict them and directing the Divisional Secretaries regarding issuing of permit.
      
      
2. Development of Land
   High land Development Projects
   Providing necessary assistance to develop the land and to uplift the economic conditions of recipients of land distributed by the Land Commissioner General's Department.
   
   
3. Clearance and storing activities of food commodities in connection with the World Food Programme.
   
   
4. Conducting Janahamuwa meetings in order to minimize problems pertaining to land matters.
   
   
5. Technical Division.
   Development and maintenance of building and roads in the major colonization schemes belonging to the Land Commissioner General's Department.
   
   
6. Progress Administration and Operations Division
   
   • Distribution of relevant lands to inter provincial and Provincial Councils, Collection of information regarding the issue of lease bonds and Grants, Preparation of monthly Progress Report and Annual Administration Report.
   • Maintenance of Data Bank regarding details of State lands belonging to the Inter Provincial and Provincial Councils and details of the development projects being operated there.
   • Conducting of training sessions to the staff and conducting programmes to enhance the efficiency of the staff.
   • Conducting of awareness programmes with a social science background to various officers and members of the public in order to minimize the number of problems pertaining to land matters.
   • Collection and accounting of Inter Provincial land revenue.

• Land Commissioner (Development)
  T.P. : +94-11-2684025
  Email : landcom@sltnet.lk
  
  
• Deputy Land Commissioner (Development)
  T.P. : +94-11-2677293
  
  
• Assistant Land Commissioner (Development)
  T.P. : +94-11-2683812
  
  
• Assistant Land Commissioner (Development)
  T.P. : +94-11-2675573
  
  
• Assistant Land Commissioner (Development)
  T.P. : +94-11-2672632
  
  
• Sociologist
  T.P. : +94-11-2695837
  
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• Normal Administration functions relating to the internal staff of the department
  • Recruitment of staff, matters regarding efficiency bar examinations
  • Following functions relating to all officers;
    • Promotions
    • Transfers
    • Salary (Salary Increments, Salary Conversions)
    • Official Identity Cards
    • Evaluation of Efficiency
    • Leave
    • Loans, Security Bonds
    • Disciplinary Inquiries
    • Overtime
    • Railway Warrants/Concessionary Season Tickets
    • Insurance
    • Trade Union Matters
    • Pension Matters
      
• Reservation of Official Quarters/Collection of Rentals
  
  
• Preparing Cabinet Memorandums
  
  
• Security Services/Cleaning Services – Selection/Supervision and Payments
  
  
• Office Buildings and Equipments – Service Contracts and Payments
  
  
• Distribution of Daily Mail
  
  
• Maintenance of Vehicle Pool

Inquiries :

• Deputy Land Commissioner (Administration)
  T.P. : +94-11-2695844
  Email : landcom@sltnet.lk
  
  
• Assistant Land Commissioner (Stores Transport)
  T.P. : +94-11-2677292
  
  
• Assistant Land Commissioner (Establishment)
  T.P. : +94-11-2671173
  
  
• Administrative Officer
  T.P. : +94-11-2675579
  
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1. Effecting all payments due to be paid on the due date.
2. Monthly Accounts Reports, Annual Expenditure Estimates, Revenue Estimates, Annual Appropriation Account, Revenue Account, Advance Account and other comparative statements – Preparation and submitting reports to the General Treasury.
3. Reserving financial provisions to Regional Officers and releasing of cash imprests.
4. Operation of the Internal Audit Branch.
5. Tender Procedure matters, Purchase of materials and administration of Head Office Stores.
6. Conduct of Annual Board of surveys and follow up of matters arising thereof.
7. Preparing and sending replies to Audit Queries.
8. General Administration and Training of staff in the Finance Division.

Inquiries :

• Deputy Land Commissioner (Finance)
  T.P. : +94-112695844
  Email : landcom@sltnet.lk
  
  
• Assistant Land Commissioner (Finance)
  T.P. : +94-11-2677292
  
  
• Assistant Land Commissioner (Finance)
  T.P. : +94-11-2671173