Divisional Secretariat - Matara

1. Rural Development Programme

Total Estimated Amount: LKR 25,590,369.62
Total Projects: 06
Divisional Secretariat: Matara
Date: 2026.08.11

Serial No.	Project No.	Grama Niladhari Division	Project Name	Distance to be Developed	Width (m)	Method of Development	No. of Beneficiary Families	New Estimated Amount (LKR)	Remarks
1	RR/GA/08/26/10	Thotamuna	Thotamuna Wellawatta Road	216	3.0	Interlocking	70	5,088,224.16	Referred to Technical Evaluation Committee
2	RR/GA/08/26/41	Meddawatta South	Meddawatta South Watta Laksha Watta Main Roundabout Road	150	3.0	Concreting	40	4,529,919.70	Tender opening on 2026.07.28; No bidders presented
3	RR/GA/08/26/57	Kanattagoda North	Kanattagoda North Araliya Path Road Development	120	3.05	Concreting	11	3,419,279.76	Referred to Technical Evaluation Committee
4	RR/GA/08/26/81	Hittetiya East	Development of Kirigedarawatta Road (a side road off Muchalinda Road) from Mr. Lanerolle's house to Mrs. Pushpa Rodrigo's house	105	2.7	Concreting	11	2,658,300.00	Handed over to Accounts Branch for calling tenders
5	—	Kokawala	Access road development for Kokawala Itigahawila Low-Income Housing Scheme	200	3.6	Concreting	16	6,715,698.11	Referred for publishing newspaper advertisement
6	—	Diyagaha West	Diyagaha West Baligewatta Road	129	2.4	Concreting	50	3,178,947.89	Sent to District Secretary for estimate approval on 2026.07.21

2. Nila Sewana Development Projects

Total Projects: 04
Total Estimated Amount: LKR 5,395,629.64
Programme: Nila Sewana / Sewa Piyasa Office Buildings Repair Programme 2026
Divisional Secretariat: Matara Four Gravets
Date: 2026.08.11

Serial No.	Divisional Secretariat	Grama Niladhari Division	Nature of Infrastructure / Repair Required	Nila Sewana / Sewa Piyasa	Estimated Amount (LKR)	Allocated Provision (LKR)	Current Progress
1	Matara Four Gravets	Wereduwa	Sewa Piyasa Repair	Repairs to Sewa Piyasa at Wereduwa Bandaranayake College	999,997.76	1,000,000.00	90% Completed
2	Matara Four Gravets	Diyagaha East	Sewa Piyasa Repair	Roof renovation of Diyagaha East Sewa Piyasa	213,294.23	215,933.93	90% Completed
3	Matara Four Gravets	Wewahamanduwa	Sewa Piyasa Repair	Renovation of Godahamanduwa Community Hall	4,047,382.93	4,024,965.22	Referred to Technical Evaluation Committee
4	Matara Four Gravets	Kekanadura	Sewa Piyasa Repair	Renovation of Social Welfare Center	134,954.72	135,021.12	Letter issued to commence work

3. Decentralized Budget Programme 2026 (General Projects)

Total Projects: 07
Total Estimated Amount: LKR 3,499,500.00
Divisional Secretariat: Matara Four Gravets
Date: 2026.08.11

Serial No.	Divisional Secretariat	Grama Niladhari Division	Project Name	Approved Amount (LKR)	Allocated Provision (LKR)	Current Progress
1	Matara Four Gravets	Weliveriya West	Purchasing sports equipment for MR/Rahula College	950,000.00	945,250.00	Handed over to Accounts Branch for calling quotations
2	Matara Four Gravets	Kotuwegoda South	Purchasing basic equipment required to start Boxing at MR/St. Servatius' College	350,000.00	348,250.00	Handed over to Accounts Branch for calling quotations
3	Matara Four Gravets	Walgama North / Thalpawila South / Godagama	Providing sound systems and related equipment to 3 societies (Walgama North Rural Development Society, Thalpawila South Rural Development Society, Godagama Human Services Society)	590,000.00	—	Submitted for approval
4	Matara Four Gravets	Weliveriya West / Walgama Middle / Hittetiya West / Hittetiya Middle / Issadeen Town	Providing armless plastic chairs to 6 societies (Weliveriya West Mahanamapura Mutual Aid Society, Walgama Middle Narodaya Rural Development Society, Hittetiya West Swashakthi Farmers' Organization, Hittetiya Middle Singha Welfare Society, Issadeen Town Rural Development Society)	410,000.00	—	Submitted for approval
5	Matara Four Gravets	Weragampita / Madiha East / Kotuwegoda / Meddawatta	Providing sound systems and equipment to 4 temples (Weragampita Piladuwa Wijayabimbaramaya, Madiha East Dharmawansikaradaya, Kotuwegoda Jayasumanaramaya, Meddawatta Jayawardhanaramaya)	338,000.00	—	Submitted for approval
6	Matara Four Gravets	Sudarshi Pedesa / Thalpawila North	Providing 6ft long wooden desks and benches for Daham Schools at 2 temples (Hittetiya East Gunaratne Muchalinda Temple, Thalpawila North Jinajothikaramaya Vidyaratana Pirivena)	200,000.00	—	Submitted for approval
7	Matara Four Gravets	Welegoda East / Thotamuna / Uyanwatta / Polhena / Walgama North / Kekanadura Central / Gandarawatta / Wewahamanduwa	Providing armless plastic chairs to 8 temples (Welegoda Sri Sudassanaramaya, Thotamuna Balasuriyaramaya, Uyanwatta Mahindaramaya, Polhena Padumaramaya, Walgama North Wijethilakaramaya, Kekanadura Central Hewagewatta Pantharamaya, Gandarawatta Ganegoda Purana Temple, Wewahamanduwa Sri Sudarshanaramaya)	661,500.00	—	Submitted for approval

4. Praja Shakthi People's Movement

Development Programme to Eradicate Multidimensional Poverty

Progress as of: 2026.08.11
Divisional Secretariat: Matara Four Gravets

Serial No.	Approved Amount (LKR Million)	No. of Development Proposals	Proposals Submitted for Revision	Proposals with Project Reports Submitted via Annexure 02	Proposals with Estimates Prepared	Proposals Submitted to Accounts Branch for Quotations
1	87.19	67	03	40	1	7

5. Decentralized Budget Programme 2026 (Religious & Cultural Sub-Programs)

A. Development of Rural Buddhist Temples Parallel to State Vesak Festival - 2026

Serial No.	Divisional Secretariat	Grama Niladhari Division	Project Name	Approved Amount (LKR)	Allocated Provision (LKR)	Current Progress
4	Matara Four Gravets	Walpala	Renovation of Dhamma Hall at Kithulewela Rajamaha Viharaya	500,000.00	452,423.76	Letter issued to commence work
5	Matara Four Gravets	Wereduwa	Roof renovation of Sanghawasa at Wereduwa Udamuna Viharaya	500,000.00	485,000.00	Letter issued to commence work

B. Buddha Sasana Fund – Development of Hardship Temples (Sanitation Facilities Project - 2026)

Serial No.	Divisional Secretariat	Grama Niladhari Division	Project Name	Approved Amount (LKR)	Allocated Provision (LKR)	Current Progress
4	Matara Four Gravets	Thalpawila	Construction of a new toilet at Thalpawila Sri Sudharmaramaya Temple	249,997.18	249,997.18	10% Completed

C. Ministry of Buddha Sasana, Religious & Cultural Affairs – Facilities for Underdeveloped Daham Schools - 2026

Serial No.	Divisional Secretariat	Grama Niladhari Division	Project Name	Approved Amount (LKR)	Allocated Provision (LKR)	Current Progress
4	Matara Four Gravets	Weragampita	Providing equipment for Sri Vijaya Daham School at Matara Piladuwa Sri Vijayabimbaramaya (Desks, benches, teacher chairs, steel cupboards, whiteboards)	100,000.00	100,000.00	Handed over to Accounts Branch for calling quotations
5	Matara Four Gravets	Uyanwatta	Providing equipment for Mihindu Daham School at Matara Uyanwatta Mahindaramaya (Steel cupboards, whiteboards)	75,000.00	75,000.00	Handed over to Accounts Branch for calling quotations

D. Renovation of Disaster-Affected Temples Under Rural Buddhist Temple Development Programme 2026

Serial No.	Divisional Secretariat	Grama Niladhari Division	Project Name	Approved Amount (LKR)	Allocated Provision (LKR)	Current Progress
4	Matara Four Gravets	Kotuwegoda North	Constructing walls and partitioning rooms with doors/windows in the open Sanghawasa hall at Kotuwegoda Purana Bodhirajaramaya	750,000.00	750,000.00	100% Completed

6. Progress of Projects Implemented by Southern Provincial Council

Progress as of: 2026.07.31
District: Matara
Divisional Secretariat: Matara Four Gravets

Serial No.	Ministry / Department	Division	Project Name	Approved Projects	No. of Beneficiaries	Approved Provision (LKR)	Financial Progress (LKR)	Physical / Financial Progress
1	Ministry of Sports & Youth Affairs	Social Services	Disabled Elderly Entertainment Programme	2	30	860,000.00	60,000.00	Programme conducted.
2	Ministry of Sports & Youth Affairs	Social Services	Disabled Toilet Assistance	1	23	300,000.00	225,000.00	First installment released. Construction progress 75%.
3	Ministry of Sports & Youth Affairs	Social Services	Disabled Housing Renovation Assistance	1	3	—	600,000.00	Partially paid.
4	Ministry of Sports & Youth Affairs	Social Services	Disabled Inclusive New Year Festival	1	20	450,000.00	50,000.00	Programme conducted.
5	Ministry of Sports & Youth Affairs	Social Services	Non-Communicable Diseases Clinics	2	100 / program	60,000.00	60,000.00	Programme conducted.
6	Ministry of Sports & Youth Affairs	Social Services	Elderly Care Programme	2	100 / program	60,000.00	60,000.00	Programme conducted.
7	Ministry of Sports & Youth Affairs	Social Services	Mental Health Programme	1	100 / program	50,000.00	50,000.00	Programme conducted.
8	Ministry of Sports & Youth Affairs	Social Services	Disabled Self-Employment Assistance	1	4	200,000.00	100,000.00	First installment paid.
9	Ministry of Sports & Youth Affairs	Child & Women Affairs	Self-employment assistance project for at-risk family units to prevent child institutionalization	1	4	300,000.00	—	Referred to Accounts Branch to call quotations.
10	Ministry of Sports & Youth Affairs	Child & Women Affairs	Providing sanitation facilities for children with special needs	1	23	300,000.00	300,000.00	Both installments provided.
11	Ministry of Sports & Youth Affairs	Child & Women Affairs	Programme to secure homes of at-risk family units	1	2	600,000.00	600,000.00	Both installments provided to both beneficiaries. Work in progress.
12	Ministry of Sports & Youth Affairs	Child & Women Affairs	Scholarship programme to prevent child institutionalization	1	5	120,000.00	40,000.00	4 months of funds credited to beneficiaries' child accounts.
13	Ministry of Sports & Youth Affairs	Child & Women Affairs	Community awareness to minimize child abuse and exploitation	4	400	80,000.00	57,500.00	Three programmes conducted.
14	Ministry of Sports & Youth Affairs	Child & Women Affairs	Providing school equipment to school-aged children absent or attending irregularly due to economic hardships	1	15	112,500.00	—	Beneficiaries identified and submitted to Department.
15	Ministry of Rural Development	Rural Development	Rural Development Week - Indigenous Medical Clinic	1	80	—	—	Programme conducted.
16	Ministry of Rural Development	Rural Development	AI Technology Awareness Programme	1	5	15,750.00	5,750.00	Programme conducted.
17	Ministry of Rural Development	Rural Development	Home Gardening Promotion Programme	1	50	7,500.00	7,500.00	Programme conducted.
18	Ministry of Rural Development	Rural Development	Society Member Awareness Programme	1	100	30,500.00	30,500.00	Programme conducted.
19	Ministry of Rural Development	Rural Development	Musical Appreciation Programme	1	50	6,250.00	6,250.00	Programme conducted.
20	Ministry of Rural Development	Rural Development	Housing Assistance Programme	1	3	900,000.00	300,000.00	First installment paid.
21	Ministry of Fisheries, Livestock, Electricity...	Development	Development of Matara Fort Fisheries Jetty	1	100	3,800,047.08	—	Submitted for procurement process; Re-quotations called.
22	Ministry of Sports & Youth Affairs	Rural Development	Sanitary Toilet Facilities Project 2026–2030	1	25	2,750,000.00	2,600,000.00	Work completed on 20 projects.
23	Ministry of Sports & Youth Affairs	Rural Development	Renovation of Mahinda Rajapaksa Stadium	1	—	2,588,126.03	—	Urban Development Authority requested to prepare estimates and plans.
24	Ministry of Agriculture & Agrarian Development	Agriculture	Providing water connections under 50% subsidy	1	8	—	—	Water connections provided to 6 beneficiaries.
25	Ministry of Agriculture & Agrarian Development	Agriculture	Obtaining equipment under low-interest facilities	1	5	—	—	Submitted to Ministry.
26	Ministry of Agriculture & Agrarian Development	Agriculture	Obtaining electricity connections under 50% subsidy	1	2	—	—	Submitted to Ministry.
27	Enterprise Development Officer / NEDA	Enterprise Development	Obtaining GMP Quality Certification	1	4	—	—	Beneficiaries identified and submitted to Ministry.
28	Ministry of Sports & Youth Affairs	Enterprise Development Officer / NEDA	Entrepreneurship Development Training for 2026	1	30	—	—	Programme conducted; Ministry provided funds.
29	Southern Provincial Chief Secretary's Office	Enterprise Development Officer / NEDA	Building Industrial Entrepreneurs for Poverty Alleviation (50% Equipment Support)