Welcome to Department of Agrarian Development in Sri Lanka
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.
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Water, Food commodity, and psychological development are the main pillars of our ancient society and these are some of the ideal examples for sustainable natural resource management system in the world.
One of the most striking features in Polonnaruwa is the vast Parakrama Samudra (Sea of Parakramabahu),
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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.Discover- Details
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 Mr. U. B. Rohana RajapakshaCommissioner General of Agrarian Development Contact No. : 0112691060
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 Mr. W.M.A.S. WickramasingheAdditional Commissioner General of Agrarian Development (Duty Cover) Contact No. : 0717316388
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Mr. W.M.A.S. Wickramasinghe Commissioner of Agrarian Development (Human Resources Development Division) Contact No. : 0717316388
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 Mr. Chaminda EkanayakeCommissioner of Agrarian Development (Development Division) Contact No. : 0777778224
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 Mr. K. A. S. ChandanaCommissioner of Agrarian Development (Institutional Development Division)
Contact No. : 0718614557
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Mr. C. H. P. Liyanarachchi Chief Accountant (Accounts Division) Contact No. : 0779541518
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 Mr. PriyashanthaDirector (Engineering) (Engineering Division) Contact No. : 0718359279
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 Mr. G.K.S.PushpakumaraDeputy Commissioner
(Disciplinery and Investigation Division) Contact No. : 0773096086
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Mr. M.D.Nandasiri Deputy Commissioner (Institutional Development Division) Contact No. : 0762562047
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 Mrs. L. B. Buddhika SujaniDeputy Director (Planning Division) Contact No. : 0741199220
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 Mrs. V. ThavishniEngineer (Acting) (Water Management Division) Contact No. : 0718023970
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 Mrs. J. A. S. M. VijekoonAssistant Commissioner of Agrarian Development
(Establishment Division) Contact No. : 0703192881
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Mr. J. M. M. T. B. Samarakoon Assistant Commissioner of Agrarian Development (Agri Land Management Division) Contact No. : 0717649054
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Mr. P. A. A. Weerawansha Machenical Superintendent (Transport Division) Contact No. : 0776613002
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Mrs. K.P.N.D. Karunasekara Accountant (Procurement) (Procurement Division) Contact No. : 0771928835
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Mrs. D.D. Perera
Accountant (Salary) (Procurement Division) Contact No. : 0719567658
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Mrs. B.Purna Contact No. : 0773427524 |
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Mrs. S. M. P. K. W. Manike
Assistant Commissioner of Agrarian Development
(Agrarian Bank Division)
Contact No. : 0714413656
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Mr. M. Wathukarawaththa Assistant Commissioner of Agrarian Development (Agrarian Bank Division) Contact No. : 0702652224
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Mr. Eranga Athapaththu Assistant Commissioner of Agrarian Development (Legal Division) Contact No. : 0718579733
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Mrs. D.P.M.P. Jayarathne
Chief Internal Auditor
(Internal Audit Division)
Contact No. : 0718186998
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Staff Structure (as at 31.12.2018)
| Description | Approved cadre | Number of Employees | Vacant cadre |
| Senior Level | 125 | 72 | 55 |
| Tertiary level | 643 | 514 | 129 |
| Secondary Level | 16,065 | 13,100 | 3,114 |
| Primary Level | 1,572 | 875 | 697 |
| Total | 18,405 | 14,561 | 3,995 |
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| Mr. U.B. Rohana Rajapaksha Commissioner General |
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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 |
Contact us
No : 42,
Sri Marcus Fernando Mawatha,
P.O. Box 537, Colombo 07
+94 114 209 235 / 7
+94 112 691 060
+94 112 694 231/3
info@agrariandept.gov.lk
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