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Rājākariya (Sinhala language:King's work) was a form ofland tenure practiced in the native kingdoms in the island ofSri Lanka. The practice allows for the King who owns all land in the kingdom, to grant land in exchange for services. These services can be either labor for public works such as road, building or irrigation and for special services based oncaste related occupations. Its last form was practiced in the formerKingdom of Kandy under theBritish administration until it was abolished in 1832 under the administrative and economic reforms following recommendations of theColebrooke–Cameron Commission.[1]
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