Land Commissioner General’s Department Crowned Champions in Women’s Softball Cricket Tournament 2025

The Land Commissioner General's Department emerged victorious at the 2025 Women’s Softball Cricket Tournament, organized by the Sri Lanka Public Service Sports Association, after defeating the Panadura Divisional Secretariat team in the thrilling final.

Adding to the triumph, the department’s captain Asha Gajanayake was named Player of the Tournament for her outstanding all-round performance. Meanwhile, Dilani Jayawardena, also representing the Land Commissioner General's Department, secured the title of Best Batsman of the Tournament.

The Uva Provincial Land Commissioner’s Department successfully conducted a two-day training workshop on September 18–19, 2025, at the Uva Management Training Center. The program brought together Land Officers, Colonization Officers, and Subject Officers from all Divisional Secretariats of the province. The sessions were facilitated by resource persons from the Land Commissioner General’s Department, who provided expertise on the theoretical aspects of state land disposition on a long-term lease basis, as well as circulars related to lease calculations.

A training program to inform the Land Officers, Colonisation Officers and the subject officers assigned with land related duties in all the Divisional Secretariats of UVA Province on updating the lease ledger, forwarding lease recommendations and issuing annual permits through the eSlims System, was conducted on 18 and 19th Sep. 2025 at the District Development Training Centre at Passara, Palgahathenna.

The event was organized by the Provincial Land Commissioner’s Department of Uva Province, with the support and expertise of the Land Commissioner General’s Department.

A program to inform the Divisional Secretaries and Assistant Divisional Secretaries of Matale District on the preparation of the Land Database, updating and maintaining the lease ledger through the State Land Information Management System, and the proposed digital lease payment initiative was conducted on 10.09.2025 at the Management Development Training Unit of Matale District.

The event was organized by the Provincial Land Commissioner’s Department of the Central Province, with the support and expertise of the Land Commissioner General’s Department.

A program to brief Divisional Secretaries and Assistant Divisional Secretaries of Kandy District on the preparation of the Land Database, updating and maintaining the lease ledger through the State Land Information Management System, and the proposed digital lease payment initiative was conducted on 4 September 2025 at the Training Center of the Provincial Education Department, Gurudeniya.

The event was organized by the Provincial Land Commissioner’s Department of the Central Province, with the support and expertise of the Land Commissioner General’s Department.

A two-day training program on using the State Land Information Management System to submit annual permits, long-term lease recommendations, and update and maintain the lease ledger, organized by the Provincial Land Commissioner’s Department of Sabaragamuwa Province was held on 02nd and 03rd September 2025 at the Provincial Management Development Training Institute. The program was conducted for Land Officers and Land Subject Officers of all Divisional Secretariats in the Ratnapura District, with the participation of resource persons from the Land Commissioner General’s Department.

Seiri Week” Begins Across Government Institutions

In support of the “Clean Sri Lanka” National Program, “Seiri Week” is being implemented in all government institutions island-wide from 1st to 4th September 2025.

As part of this initiative, the Land Commissioner General's Department has commenced activities to clean and organize its office premises. Unnecessary items are being removed, and steps are being taken to maintain the office environment in an orderly and sustainable manner.

This program aims to create a cleaner, healthier, and more efficient workplace culture across the public service.

The newly appointed Additional Land Commissioner General, Ms. Ishanthi Buddhini Gunawardhana, officially assumed duties today at the Land Commissioner General’s Department. She marks a historic milestone as the first-ever Additional Land Commissioner General in the Department’s history

On 22.08.2025, a field visit was conducted with the participation of relevant officials, along with public and political authorities, to verify the land rights of long-term residents within the Kahalla Pallekele Sanctuary, a vital area in the North Western Wildlife Zone. The visit focused on surveying, demarcating, and protecting the Hakwatunawa Tank Reserve, which is an important water source for wildlife, including elephants, in the Galgamuwa region. The initiative also aimed to propose lasting solutions to human-elephant conflicts by renovating ancient tanks, including the Kalamaduwa Tank in the Kalamadu Ela Reserve, and ensuring the provision of water and food for wild animals, including elephants, within the reserve itself.

The gathering included Hon. Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Livestock, Mr. Namal Karunaratne, Hon. Member of Parliament, Attorney-at-Law, Ms. Geetha Herath, Secretary and Additional Secretary of the Ministry of Environment, Kurunegala District Secretary, Secretary to the North Western Governor, Provincial Land Commissioner, Kurunegala Irrigation Director, Polpithigama Divisional Secretary, Kurunegala District Forest Officer, District Wildlife Assistant Director, Pradeshiya Sabha members of the area, residents of the area and the Assistant Land Commissioner, Janaka D. Bandara Herath participated representing the Land Commissioner General.

A special program was successfully held on 13th and 14th August 2025 at the premises of the North Central Provincial Land Commissioner’s Department under the direction of the Land Commissioner General’s Department.

The program focused on field inspections related to unresolved land issues in the Anuradhapura District, along with the review of nearly 1,000 long-term lease files where no follow-up action had been taken. Proceedings on other relevant files were also carried out during the program.

The initiative was conducted with the active participation of the North Central Provincial Land Commissioner’s Department, the Anuradhapura Inter-Provincial Land Commissioner’s Office, and all the Divisional Secretariats of the Anuradhapura District.

On 15th August 2025, a discussion on state land management and the resolution of land issues was held under the patronage of the Deputy Minister of Lands and Irrigation and under the direction of the Anuradhapura District Secretariat.

The meeting brought together all land-related institutions, including the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Lands and Irrigation, the Land Commissioner General’s Department, the Land Title Settlement Department, the Department of Irrigation, the Mahaweli Authority, all Divisional Secretariats, and other relevant agencies. A wide range of issues concerning state land duties were discussed during the session.