Separate agreements with the two implementing agencies the National Housing Development Authority (NHDA) and the State Engineering Corporation (SEC) are aimed at early roll out of construction of the 10,000 houses.

Indian High Commission Counsellor and Head of Development Cooperation Wing Eldos Mathew Punnoose, SEC Chairman Rathnasiri Kalupahana, and NHDA General Manager Kankana-malage Ajantha Janaka were the signatories to the two agreements.

Phase IV of the Indian housing project is spread across 11 districts and 6 provinces in Sri Lanka. The overall commitment of the Government of India under the Indian housing project currently stands at 60,000 houses.

While 46,000 houses were completed in Northern and Eastern Provinces in the first two phases, the third phase for the construction of 4,000 houses in plantation areas is nearing completion.