Secretary to the Ministry of Tourism and Lands, Somaratne Vidanapathirana stated that the “Urumaya” program, which involves distributing freehold land deeds, is not politically motivated and will continue even during election periods. He added that the goal of providing 2 million freehold land deeds under the “Urumaya” program is expected to be achieved within two years.
Addressing the press briefing titled “Two Years of Progress and Advancement” held at the Presidential Media Centre (PMC) today (25th), the Secretary emphasized that over the next two years, the Ministry will be implementing the “Urumaya” program, which is crucial for the people of Sri Lanka as it provides freehold land deeds. This program aims to distribute 2 million land deeds within this period. To date, more than 100,000 applications have been received.
