About land administration
- Distribution of empty government lands to expand the villages under the Land Development Ordinance, the Land Reclamation Special provisions Act and the State Land Ordinanc
- Subsequent activities of the lands distributed under the State Land Ordinance
Transferring the Original Inheritance
Required Documents
- Letter of request made to Divisional Secretary
- Original and copy of the donation letter and plan
- Folios
- Grama Niladhari report about the residents of the land
- Grama Niladhari report on the inheritors of the grant holder - with date of birth according to the order of ages
- An affidavit with agreeing to assign original legacy ( all the heirs should sign on a stamp (Rs. 25 / -) in front of a JP)
- Death Certificates of the grant holder and spouse
- If an heir is dead, the originals and copies of the death certificates
Transferring the Post Inheritance
Required Documents
- Letter of request made to the Divisional Secretary
- Photo copy and originals of the donation letter and plan
- Folios of the land
- Grama Niladhari's report on resident of land
- If the heirs are more than one person, a plan and a copy of a licensed surveyor
- Birth Certificates and Copies of post heirs
- Affidavit affirming that this post inheritance is voluntary (signed with a Rs. 25 stamp in front of the JP)
- Oral declaration from the grant holder
- The Grama Niladhari should sign as one of the two witnesses on the first page and complete the model
All heirs should give oral declaration in front of the divisional secretary and they should come on time given by divisional secretary( national identity card should be submitted)
Relaxation of grant terms
Required Documents
- Letter of request of the grant holder
- Obtaining the signature of two witnesses after signing the grantor after receiving the approval of the Provincial Land Commissioner after forming Annexure Form.
- The original deed is handed over to the government.
- Submission of new grant given as Ranbima service fee Rs. 100 / - after raising the new grant after several steps
Ttransferring ownership of government land
When granting the ownership of the land to someone else, a Swarnabumi, Jayabhumi, Ranbima should possess the following qualifications.
- The transferee should be a blood relation or low-incomer without lands
- If only a portion of the land is assigned, the grant for that should be a grant allowed by land (if a grant is not permitted for subdivisions, a lease permit allowed for subdivision should be changed. If so the extent of the land is 15 perches or Should be higher.)
Required Documents
- Owner's request letter should be signed by the owner (or fingerprints at that place).
- Original copy and a photocopy of the transferred land and
- Folios of the land got within one week (before the last coupon).
- if the transferee is a blood relation,Documents to prove the blood relation of the donor (can be obtained from the birth, intelligence and death certificates)
- Grama Niladhari report on the income of the transferee.
- Grama Niladari report on other properties owned by the transferee.
- Affidavit declaration by a person claiming to be the owner (husband, wife and children) about transfering of the land.
- An affidavit and deed of other lands should be submitted by mensioning transferor will not be helpless, orphaned. through this transfering.
- If a part of the land is transfered, then the relevant Survey Plan should be submitted for the land allocation
- Original copies of all certificates should be submited.
Owners of private lands who are beingaquired for development programsowners of private lands who are being aquired for development programs
- 01. Awarding the relevant compensation
Required Documents
- Compensation Application (Compensation Request Letter)
- Deed of the acquired land
- Plan for the land acquired
- Title report of the land obtained from an attorney who has more than 10 years of experience
- Folios over 2 weeks in relation to the land
- National Identity Card to verify identity















