President to inaugurate ‘Himikama’ freehold deeds national programme tomorrow

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Colombo, Feb. 26 (Daily Mirror) - The inaugural ceremony of the national programme for the presentation of ‘Himikama’ freehold title deeds will take place tomorrow in Anuradhapura under the patronage of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake.

The deeds will grant absolute ownership of land to the public, particularly farming communities, who have been developing and utilising land allocated under permits, the President’s Media Division (PMD) said.

The event will take place tomorrow at 2.00 p.m. at the North Central Provincial Council Auditorium in Korakahawewa, Anuradhapura.

Farmers and the public who have been developing and enjoying lands granted under permits and grants issued in terms of the Land Development Ordinance No. 19 of 1935 have faced various difficulties due to the absence of absolute ownership of such lands.

These challenges have arisen, particularly when using the land to meet human and development needs, as well as when seeking to develop the land as an economic unit.

Accordingly, arrangements have been made to remove the conditions attached to permits and grants issued under the Land Development Ordinance and to issue a title deed in compliance with Section 2 of the State Lands Ordinance No. 8 of 1947.

Under this programme, ‘Himikama’ freehold title deeds will be granted in respect of permits and grants voluntarily handed over to the Government.

On the 27th, 500 ‘Himikama’ freehold title deeds are scheduled to be distributed to beneficiaries within the Anuradhapura District. It is planned to extend the programme to cover all districts islandwide in due course.

Comments - 5

L de Silva Thursday, 26 February 2026 04:09 PM

Another means to privatise state land and sell of to multinational companies, destryoing lands meant for agriculture and cultivation of essential foods, to be repalced by concrete jungles to make profits! Honestly, this government seems to be working for someone else to destroy not the pople who elected them!

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Ravi Thursday, 26 February 2026 05:27 PM

There's nothing to inaugurate. Urumaya becomes Himikama. That's all.

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Verie tricky Thursday, 26 February 2026 11:55 PM

Another political party propaganda meeting using state funds

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Nandha Friday, 27 February 2026 03:25 AM

Sad way of showing development by giving government assets s to supporters and lazy who choose to be poor. NPP is turning out to be a great disappointment taxing the working and giving away to free bees

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Ram P Friday, 27 February 2026 03:56 AM

The Urumaya, Himikama and similar programs must stop. The lands can be given for cultivation under the prevailing laws with restrictions removed to make things easy for the cultivator. If no results shown the land taken from the cultivator and can be given to another. When given outright the hold government has is gone with the title deed. We must also understand that land is not increasing and the population is increasing. So soon we will be without land for cultivation or distribution. For housing, like in Singapore multi story flats must be put up with foreign help

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