Ministry of Lands

What Ministry of Lands does

The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation (Lands Section), commonly referenced as the Ministry of Lands, is a state entity of the Government of Sri Lanka headquartered at Mihikatha Meda, 1200/6 Rajamalwatta Path, Battaramulla. It is the central authority responsible for land policy formulation, land acquisition for public development, formal land alienation, and the settlement of land titles across Sri Lanka. The ministry serves two principal constituencies: Sri Lankan citizens requiring resolution of land title disputes or affected by government land acquisition, and government ministries, departments, and state institutions requiring land for public infrastructure and development projects. It exercises administrative oversight over five subordinate departments: the Survey Department, the Land Title Settlement Department, the Land Commissioner General's Department, the Land Use Policy Planning Department, and the Land Reforms Commission.

Operationally, the ministry employs 1,072 staff organized into functional divisions including Land Acquisition, Land Policy, Land Division, Development, ICT, Planning, Administration, Accounts, Internal Audit, Legal, and Engineering. Its flagship initiative, the Bimsaviya Program, is coordinated through the Project Division to settle land titles nationally. The technical footprint is a trilingual (Sinhala, Tamil, English) government information portal at landmin.gov.lk that publishes news, procurement notices, land acquisition notifications, downloadable forms, circulars, acts and regulations, and performance reports. No public API, developer platform, or proprietary software product is offered.

As a government ministry, the entity is funded through national budgetary allocations rather than commercial revenue. It does not engage in pricing or commercial go-to-market motions; service delivery occurs through direct administrative offices, with public communication via official gazette notifications, the citizen charter, and Right to Information Act disclosures. The current senior leadership comprises Minister K. D. Lal Kantha, Deputy Minister Aravinda Senarath Vitharana, and Secretary D. P. Wickramasinghe, with the ministry having undergone leadership refreshes in late 2024 and 2025-2026.

Name

Ministry of Lands

Legal name

Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation

Website

https://landmin.gov.lk

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

The Ministry of Lands (Lands Section of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation) is the Sri Lankan government authority responsible for land policy, acquisition, alienation, and title settlement, serving citizens and government agencies nationwide through its headquarters in Battaramulla and five subordinate land departments.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Government Land Administration

NAICS

Administration of Urban Planning and Community and Rural Development (92512), Administration of Urban Planning and Community and Rural Development (925120)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAIANAH

Land Administration & Cadastral Services (Public Land Records, Parcel Management)

Business & Public Services/Public Sector & Government Administration/Housing, Urban Planning & Community Development

SECONDARYBPAIAAAJ

Public Property & Asset Management (Federal Buildings, Fleet, Land)

Business & Public Services/Public Sector & Government Administration/Central/Federal Government Administration

Keywords

• Government land administration
• Land title settlement
• Land acquisition services
• Land alienation policy
• Land reform programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Battaramulla

HQ country

Sri Lanka

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

The Ministry of Lands is a Sri Lankan government ministry responsible for national land administration, including land policy formulation, land acquisition for public development projects, land alienation, and land title settlement. It operates through divisions covering Land Acquisition, Land Policy, Land Division, Development, ICT, and Planning, and oversees subordinate departments including the Survey Department, Land Title Settlement Department, Land Commissioner General's Department, Land Use Policy Planning Department, and Land Reforms Commission. The ministry implements programs such as Bimsaviya for land title settlement.

Product overview

Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation (Lands Section) is a Sri Lankan government ministry responsible for land administration and management. The ministry's website serves as an information portal providing access to land-related services, including land acquisition, land policy formulation, land title settlement, and land alienation processes. The website offers downloadable forms, acts and regulations, circulars, procurement notices, statistics, and news updates. Key divisions include Land Acquisition, Land Policy, Land Division, Development Division, ICT Division, and Planning Division. The ministry also oversees several departments including the Survey Department, Land Title Settlement Department, Land Commissioner General's Department, Land Use Policy Planning Department, and Land Reforms Commission.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Land Acquisition Services Acquisition of state-owned and private land for public development projects focused on public welfare. Includes formal acquisition processes, gazette notifications, and coordination with the Land Acquisition Board of Review.
• Land Title Settlement (Bimsaviya Program) Formal land title settlement service for Sri Lankan citizens through the Bimsaviya Program, addressing unclear land titles and providing formal ownership documentation.
• Land Alienation Services Formal and transparent process for alienating state land resources for public requirements, monitored by the Land Division.
• Land Policy Formulation Formulation and amendment of policies relevant to the subject of lands, delivered by the Land Policy Division.
• Land Reform Programs Implementation of land reform programs including redistribution of agricultural land, managed by the Land Reforms Commission under the ministry's oversight.
• Citizen Charter Services Publication of the Citizen Charter outlining service standards and entitlements for citizens interacting with the ministry's land administration services.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Survey DepartmentcoreOthersSubordinate government department responsible for land surveying and mapping services across Sri Lanka
• Land Title Settlement DepartmentcoreOthersResponsible for settling and issuing land titles across Sri Lanka
• Land Commissioner General's DepartmentcoreOthersOversees land administration and management of state lands
• Land Use Policy Planning DepartmentcoreOthersDevelops and implements land use policies and planning for sustainable land management
• Land Reforms CommissioncoreOthersImplements land reform programs including redistribution of agricultural land

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• HM Land Registry (UK): UK government body responsible for land registration and title guarantees; a comparable national land administration peer with a more digitized operating model.
• Department of Land Resources (India): India's central ministry for land resources policy, land reforms, and modernization of land records; broadly comparable as a national land administration policy authority.
• Department of Land Management (Thailand): Thailand's national land management agency performing land titling, surveying, and land administration comparable to the Ministry's Sri Lankan mandate; broader in scale but functionally similar.
• Department of Lands and Surveys (Malaysia): Malaysia's federal land administration agency handling land titles, surveys, and state land management; comparable in national land governance role though under a federal-state structure.

Direct peers

• Land Use Policy Planning Department (Sri Lanka): Subordinate department that develops and implements land use policies and planning for sustainable land management; directly comparable in policy and planning functions.
• Land Title Settlement Department (Sri Lanka): Subordinate department under the Ministry responsible for settling and issuing land titles across Sri Lanka; directly comparable in mandate and operations on land titling.
• Land Commissioner General's Department (Sri Lanka): Subordinate department overseeing land administration and management of state lands; directly comparable as a state-land administration peer within the same national ecosystem.
• Department of Survey and Land Records (Sri Lanka): A subordinate Sri Lankan government department responsible for land surveying and mapping that operates alongside the Ministry; it is directly comparable as the technical backbone of the Ministry's land administration remit.

Regional players

• Bureau of Land Management (United States): U.S. federal agency managing public lands and resources; comparable in state-land stewardship role though focused on resource management rather than titling for a different jurisdiction.
• Survey of India: India's national surveying and mapping agency, analogous to the Sri Lanka Survey Department under the Ministry; comparable in surveying and mapping functions supporting land administration.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ministry-of-lands

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Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries5 records

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