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dummy b Mr. A. H. M. L. Abeyrathna
Commissioner General of Agrarian Development 
Contact No. : 0112691060
dummy b Mr. Palitha Nanayakkara
Additional Commissioner General of Agrarian Development 
(Training Division)
Contact No. :  0717738763
dummy b Mr. Mr. W.M.A.S. Wickramasinghe
Commissioner of Agrarian Development
(Human Resources Development Division)
Contact No. : 0717316388
dummy gMr. R. Vijayakumar
Commissioner of Agrarian Development
(Development Division)
Contact No. : 0778317443
dummy bMr. K. A. S. Chandana
Commissioner of Agrarian Development
(Institutional Development Division)
Contact No. : 0718614557
dummy bMr. C. H. P. Liyanarachchi
Chief Accountant
(Accounts Division)
Contact No. : 0779541518
dummy gMr. Priyashantha
Director Engineer
(Engineering Division)
Contact No. : 0718359279
dummy gMrs. L. B. Buddhika Sujani
Deputy Director
(Planning Division)
Contact No. : 0741199220
dummy bMrs. V. Thawishnee
Engineer (Acting)
(Water Management Division)
Contact No. : 0718023970
dummy bMr. 
Chief Internal Auditor
(Internal Audit Division)
Contact No. : 
dummy bMr E. U. W. D. B. K. B. Ehelepola
Deputy Commissioner of Agrarian Development
(Investigation Division)
Contact No. : 0712844000
dummy bMr. D. A. Ahangangoda
Assistant  Commissioner of Agrarian Development 
(Productivity & Marketing Division)
Contact No. : 0719078247
dummy gMrs. J. A. S. M. Vijekoon
Assistant Commissioner of Agrarian Development 
(Establishment Division)
Contact No. : 0703192881
dummy gMs. L. A. Awanthi
Assistant Commissioner of Agrarian Development 
(Establishment Division)
Contact No. : 0702298367
dummy gMr. J. M. M. T. B. Samarakoon
Assistant Commissioner of Agrarian Development 
(Institutional Development Division)
Contact No. : 0717649054
dummy gMs. P. L. I. Jayarathna
Assistant Commissioner of Agrarian Development 
(Development Division)
Contact No. : 0702298367
dummy bMr. P. A. A. Weerawansha
Machenical Superintendent  
(Transport Division)
Contact No. : 0776613002
dummy gMrs. K.P.N.D. Karunasekara
Accountant (Procurement)
(Procurement Division)
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dummy gMs. S. M. P. K. W. Manike
Assistant Commissioner of Agrarian Development
(Agrarian Bank Division /
Sithamu Women's Farmer Organization Division)
Contact No. :  0714413656
dummy bMr. Eranga Athapaththu
Assistant Commissioner of Agrarian Development
(Legal Division)
Contact No. : 0718579733
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Mr. W. Vidurinda Sri Lankapura Wijesingha
Head of ICT 
(Information & Communication Technology Division)
Contact No. : 0113474282

Organizational Structure

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Staff Structure (as at 31.12.2018)

Description Approved cadre Number of Employees Vacant cadre
Senior Level 125 72 55
Tertiary level 643 514 129
Secondary Level 16,065 13,100 3,114
Primary Level 1,572 875 697
Total 18,405 14,561 3,995

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Overview

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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

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dummy bMr. A. H. M. L. Aberathna
Commissioner General