Sri Lanka, the only nation in South Asia offering free land ownership to its citizens – President

President Ranil Wickremesinghe attending a ceremony held to hand over free hold deeds in the Jaffna district  today (24),  said that Sri Lanka is the sole South Asian nation offering free land rights to its citizens.

He encouraged the recipients to safeguard the land given to them under the “Heritage” (Urumaya) program for the future generations and also announced that the Northern Province housing project, stalled by the recent economic downturn would be revived.

A total of 1286 freehold deeds, encompassing all 15 Divisional Secretariat divisions within the Jaffna district, were distributed to the people today. Furthermore,13,858 freehold deeds are scheduled for distribution under the program to residents of  the Mullaitivu, Kilinochchi, Vavuniya, and Mannar districts of the Northern Province.