Vision

“Sustainable development of the agrarian society and all agricultural lands in Sri Lanka”

Mission

“Formulation and timely maintenance of institutional, ancillary, legal and management services so as to ensure sustainable development of the agrarian society of Sri Lanka and making optimal productivity fro all agricultural lands”

History

The Department of Agrarian Development was established on 01st October 1957 with the objective of providing necessary facilities to Sri Lankan farmer community abolishing the hitherto existed Food Department. This department empowered by the Paddy Lands Act No. 46 of 1958 is currently functions as the Department of Agrarian Development as per the Agrarian Development Act No. 46 of 2000 and its subsequent amendments.

Paddy Lands Act No. 01 of 1953 (Not implemented)
Paddy Lands Act No. 01 of 1958 (Certificate was endorsed on 01.02.1958)
Amendments to Paddy Lands Act No. 30 of 1958
No. 61 of 1961
No. 11 of 1964
No. 25 of 1966
Special Provisions Act No. 30 of 1970
Agrarian Productivity Act No. 02 of 1972 Certificate was endorsed on 21 September 1972
Agricultural Lands Act No. 42 of 1973 Certificate was endorsed on 17 October 1973
Agrarian Services Act No. 58 of 1979 Certificate was endorsed on 25 October 1979
Agrarian Services (Amendment) Act No. 04 of 1991 Certificate was endorsed on 02 February 1991
Agrarian Development Act No. 46 of 2000 Certificate was endorsed on 18 August 2000
Agrarian Development (Amendment) Act No. 46 of 2011 Certificate was endorsed on 22 November 2011