The Cabinet of Ministers has granted approval to the resolution tabled by Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa acting in his capacity as the Urban Development and Housing Minister which state that one general methodology should be followed when allocating houses for estate community since a discrepancy was created due to difference in the procedure followed when awarding houses.

The common methodology is as follows.
 

Construction of new houses in the same venue replacing the existing line houses.
 

If there are disaster risks (landslides) or insufficient space to build the houses, implementing the housing scheme in respective venues.
 

Construction of the first phase of the house spending Rs. 1.3 million with square feet of 550 so that it could be developed up to two stories in the future.
 

Allocate three more perches for each beneficiary for animal husbandry and home gardening apart from the initial allocation.
 

Claim only 50% of the value of the construction cost as a payback from beneficiaries and providing 20-year period for recovering the same.
 

Providing necessary facilities as transitional residences at a respective place in proximity to the site until new houses are constructed in the place where line houses are situated.

Currently, two projects, namely 550 square feet with the sole land ownership for 7 perches with the sponsorship of the State and a house of 550 square feet with the partnership of the governments of India and Sri Lanka are being implemented.