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Eligibility

• Should be a Sri Lankan citizen above 18 years of age or an institution comprising of Srilankan citizens
• Should be an eligible person sponsored by any government institution is receive state land (In recept of annual permit hearing been selected properly by a body like the land kachchi)
• Should be a person selected through tender, kachcheri auction
• Should be a person requesting state land for charitable, religious or scientific purposes
• Should be a community society engaged in community services
• Should be a co-operative society
• Should be a State affiliated corporate institution (Banks, Co-orporations & Boards)
• Should be a commercial, industrial or agricultural project
• Should be a person in possession of land by encroaching from prior to 15-06-1995, not practical to be ejected from the land.

Method of Submitting Application: Submitting written application to divisional secretary/provincial land commissioner/ land commissioner general

Places Where Application Form Could be Obtained: There is no special application form. You can submit application prepared by yourself in the form of a letter.

Payment for Application: No fee is charged

Time to Submit Application: On any weekday during officers excepting govt holidays

Fees Paying to Obtain this Service:

• No service charge is levied
• Annual lease amount is charged for leasing the bond
• Lease amount is charged as follows:-

Residential : Annual lease amount is 4% of the undeveloped value of the land in the year of handing over the land
Cultivation : Annual lease amount is 4% of the undeveloped value of the land in the year of handing over the land once in every 5 years, lease amount will be revised by 50%
Commercial : Annual lease amount is 4% of the commercial value of the land in the year of handing over the land once in every 5 years, lease amount will be revised by 50%
At every instance mentioned above, the instalment amount or the penalty amount should be paid, once and for all at the commencement of the lease.
Installment Amount : Three times of the Annual lease amount
Penalty Amount : 12% of the developed value of the land in the year of handing over the land

The department will determine the instalment amount or penalty amount, depending on the basis of selection of the leasee. All valuation reports utilized to determine the lease amount, would confirm to the valuation of the government chief valuer.

Period Taken to Provide the Service (Ordinary Service and Priority Service): Minimum 6 months

Necessary Supporting Documents

Of an Individual:

• Letter of application
• If in possession of any permit or written approval, such permit or approval
• Affidavit (that, your landed property is written the 50 Acre limit, according to appendix 17 issued by the Divisional Secretary) Specimen annexed. Annexure 01
• Survey plan or approximate bearing (of available)

If a General Society:

• Letter of application
• Certificate of Registration
• Constitution of the Society
• Survey Plan or approximate tracing (if available)

Of a Co-orporation:

• Letter of application
• Survey Plan or approximate tracing (if available)
• Particulars of the Directors

Of a Private Company:

• Letter of application
• Certificate of Registration
• Particulars of the Directors
• Project Report
• Survey plan or approximate tracing (if available)

Exceptions, instances not included above and special information Irrelevant

Application Form (Attach form): None

Completed Specimen Application Form (Attach Completed Form): Irrelevant