The Agrarian Development and Marketing Division has a special role to play in achieving the vision of the Agrarian Development Department in the "Sustainable Development of Sri Lankan Agrarian Society and All Agricultural Lands", for which the Agrarian Development Act No. 46 of 2000 is amended by the Agrarian Development (Amendment) Act No. 46 of 2011. This section deals with the implementation of sections 28, 30 (3), 32 (1), 33 (1) and 34 (1) of the Act.

Granting permission to use the paddy land for some other purpose, declaration of paddy land as non-agricultural land, declaration of non-agricultural land, removal of paddy land from the Paddy Land Register and include it in the Agricultural Land Register Removal of paddy land from the paddy lands only The main functions of the Productivity and Marketing Division are to delegate paddy lands located in an environmentally sensitive zone to relevant government agencies and to permit mining of minerals in the paddy lands.

Also, cultivate non-perennial crops in fallow paddy fields only during the respective season, cultivate non-perennial crops within a period of 3 years, continuously cultivate non-perennial crops or use them for agricultural purposes other than agriculture and perennial (permanent) ) The Division also supervises the granting of permission for crop cultivation or forest planting purposes Are.

Mr. D. A. Ahangoda Assistant Commissioner of Agrarian Development