Promoting Socio-economic development by systematic alienation of state lands and regularizing encroachments in keeping with the norms of land use planning and environmental sustainability within the Eastern Province, directly and by coordinating with other Government institutions in accordance with the power vested with Provincial Councils.
Key Functions
Alienation of state lands coming under the purview of the Provincial Council.
Issue of permits and grants under Land Development ordinance.
Granting approval under 20 (a) of the LDO to regularize encroachments and to convert annual permits into LDO permits.
Actions pertaining to the disposition of lands alienated and succession to lands already alienated.
Recommending disposition of lands under State Land Ordinance.
Recovery of annual payments and monies due to the state from alienated lands.
Administration and management of settlement schemes other than inter Provincial Schemes.
Development of settlement schemes under capital expenditure.
Recovery of state lands from unauthorized occupants under state land (recovery possess on) Act.
Strengthening and developing the capabilities of the staff involved in land work at Provincial / District / Divisional Level.
