Plantations Industries Minister Lakshman Kiriella said the military had occupied over 11,000 acres during the war.
"The former regime also had released some lands and now it's down to about 6,000 acres of which we will release another 1,000 acres," he said.
"People living in refugee camps have deeds in Jaffna but they are in camps because their properties are occupied by the security forces."
The government will also release the lands of 500 acres under the control of the Air Force in the Panama area in the Eastern Province to land less people in the area except the 25 acres of land in which buildings are now being constructed.
Buildings in high security zones adjoining the President's House and the prime minister's 'Temple Trees' resident also will be released.
Government policy is to return property covers the entire island, not only the north," D. M. Swam