Press briefing of Cabinet Decision taken on 2017-11-14

The Accelerated Programme for the development of Middle Income Housing and Infrastructure facilities

- The Government with the participation of the Private Sector has implemented an accelerated programme for the development of the houses and infrastructure in the urban and semi-urban areas with the objective of providing houses for the middle income wage earner families. As such, it is essential to allocate expeditiously the lands required for the housing projects, in order to implement these projects successfully.

Accordingly, the proposal made by Hon. Sajith Premadasa, the Minister of Housing and Construction, to release several plots of lands owned by the state situated in Akmeemana, Kurunegala, Puttalam, Hambantota and Anamaduwa areas identified as suitable for the implementation of the housing development projects, to the National Housing Development Authority, was approved by the Cabinet.