Vision
“Sustainable development of the agrarian society and all agricultural lands in Sri Lanka”
Mission
“Formulation and timely maintenance of institutional, ancillary, legal and management services so as to ensure sustainable development of the agrarian society of Sri Lanka and making optimal productivity fro all agricultural lands”
History
The Department of Agrarian Development was established on 01st October 1957 with the objective of providing necessary facilities to Sri Lankan farmer community abolishing the hitherto existed Food Department. This department empowered by the Paddy Lands Act No. 46 of 1958 is currently functions as the Department of Agrarian Development as per the Agrarian Development Act No. 46 of 2000 and its subsequent amendments.
| Paddy Lands Act No. 01 of 1953 | (Not implemented) |
| Paddy Lands Act No. 01 of 1958 | (Certificate was endorsed on 01.02.1958) |
| Amendments to Paddy Lands Act | No. 30 of 1958 |
| No. 61 of 1961 | |
| No. 11 of 1964 | |
| No. 25 of 1966 | |
| Special Provisions Act No. 30 of 1970 | |
| Agrarian Productivity Act No. 02 of 1972 | Certificate was endorsed on 21 September 1972 |
| Agricultural Lands Act No. 42 of 1973 | Certificate was endorsed on 17 October 1973 |
| Agrarian Services Act No. 58 of 1979 | Certificate was endorsed on 25 October 1979 |
| Agrarian Services (Amendment) Act No. 04 of 1991 | Certificate was endorsed on 02 February 1991 |
| Agrarian Development Act No. 46 of 2000 | Certificate was endorsed on 18 August 2000 |
| Agrarian Development (Amendment) Act No. 46 of 2011 | Certificate was endorsed on 22 November 2011 |
