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Services of the PA
Planters' Association of Ceylon
Founded on February 17, 1854, in Kandy.
District Planters' Associations
Founded in 1873, in Dimbulla
The Ceylon Planters’ Provident Society (CPPS)
Since 1926
The Estates Staffs’ Provident Society (ESPS)
Founded in 1937
The Sri Lanka Planters’ Benevolent Fund (SLPBF)
Since August 1984
District Planters' Associations
Before nationalization there had been 13 active District Planters’ Associations (District PAs) affiliated with the main Association and looking after plantation affairs in their areas. The oldest was the Dimbulla District Planters’ Association, which celebrated its Centenary in 1973.
Just as once-grand plantation bungalows were neglected after nationalization, so were the plantation associations and planters clubs.
In 1992, the Planters’ Association classified the estates into nine Planting Districts and revived the District Associations “in order to provide the working planter with a forum to air his views on plantation matters
and also as a possible cure for the ‘Corporation Syndrome’ contracted by some planters during state management”, the main objective being to improve the professionalism of the planters through the District PAs.
The re-activated associations are Avissawella (includes Kegalle and Kelani Valley), Badulla (includes Uva), Dickoya (includes Maskeliya), Galle (includes Southern District), Kalutara, Kandy (includes Pussellawa), Kurunegala ( includes Chilaw), Nuwara Eliya and Ratnapura (includes Sabaragamuwa).
Only members of the Planters’ Association of Ceylon are eligible to membership with a District Planters’ Association.
Current Office Bearers of the District PAs
| District | Chairman | Secretary |
|---|---|---|
| Avissawella | S D Jayasundara Kelani Estate, Yatiyantota |
M M Avishka B Mallawa Kalupahana Estate, Bulathkohupitiya |
| Badulla | W Daminda G Wanigasekara Uva Highlands Estate, Bandarawela |
M W A S Supun Wijesuriya Dyrabba Estate, Bandarawela |
| Dickoya | S M Supun Senevirathne Bogawantalawa Estate, Bogowantalawa |
Rukshan Nadeera Gunasekera Stockholm Estate, Upcot |
| Galle | Nilan Dandehiya Nakiyadeniya Estate, Nakiyadeniya |
Kasun Ganewatta Talgaswala Estate, Talgaswala |
| Kalutara | Sajith Harshana Manamperi Gunawardena Frocester Estate, Govinna |
Tharanga Dissanayake Low Country Regional Office, Kobowella Estate, Govinna |
| Kandy | Theekshana Bandara Sogama Estate |
Udayakumar Nikson Roy Delta Estate |
| Nuwara Eliya | Asela Udumulla Dunsinane Estate. Pundaluoya |
Tehan Hulangamuwa Logie Estate, Talawakelle |
| Ratnapura | Manjula Kusal Siriwardana Cluster Head-01, Wellandura Estate, Kahawatte |
Madushanka Ranpath Jayawansha Houpe Estate, Kahawatte |