| Year |
Type of Political Solution |
Result |
| 1957 |
Banda-Chelva pact – Regional Councils |
Unilaterally abrogated by GOSL |
| 1965 |
Dudley-Chelva pact – District Councils |
Unilaterally abrogated GOSL |
| 1970 |
Proposals placed by the Tamil Federal Party
(A federal form of government with an autonomous
Tamil-Muslims state and three autonomous Sinhala states) |
Rejected by the GOSL |
| 1979 |
Presidential Commission to report on (creation of District Development Councils) |
This did not fulfil the Tamils’ aspirations. Not intended to provide a different
political or administrative structure for any particular part of the country |
| 1983 |
All Party Conference (Proposals merely extended the scheme of decentralization at District level to the Provincial level with limited co-ordination) |
TULF rejected these proposals as it was not the originally formulated set of proposals, known as Annexure – C. |
| 1985 |
In Thimpu - The devolution proposal by Sri Lanka (District councils without executive power) Thimpu (principle) proposal placed by Tamils
(Homeland, Nationhood, Right to self-determination) |
Rejected by the Tamil representatives
Rejected by the GOSL
Talks collapsed because while the talks
take place Sri Lanka renewed its military
offensive in the North East |
| 1986 |
“19 December” proposals by Indian envoys (Formation of a new Eastern Province by excising Sinhalese majority areas and the creation of two Tamil Provincial Councils in the Northern and the reconstituted Eastern Province) |
GOSL expressed reservations and eventually rejected this proposal. |
| 1987 |
Indo-Lanka Accord (Provincial Councils) (North and Eastern Provinces were merged under this accord. 95% Tamils didn’t support this accord) |
After 18 years, the Sri Lanka Supreme Court rejected this merger 16 October 2006 |
| 1989-90 |
Premadasa Talks
(LTTE formed a political party-PFLT and prepared to contest in the elections) |
The holding of fresh elections in North East never took place. Prevented LTTE from demonstrating its support from the people in North East |
| 1992-93 |
Parliamentary Select Committee Reports
(President D.B.Wijetunga said that there is no 'ethnic problem') |
Eyewash to International Community
No progress was made |
| 1995 |
Devolution Package
(Refused to recognise the existence of the Tamil homeland, rejected an asymmetric approach, continued to treat all the provinces in the same way) |
Rejected by Buddhist Maha Sanga and other Sinhala political parties |
| 2003 |
ISGA proposal by LTTE
(Interim Self-Governing Administration) |
Rejected by the GOSL and other extreme Sinhala political parties |
| 2005 |
Post Tsunami Operational Management Structure – PTOMS |
Rejected by the Sri Lanka Supreme Court |
| 2007 |
All Party Conference*
Sinhala political parities UNP, JVP, JHU strongly against its proposals |
Not ALL political parties invited to participate in its discussions. Tamil National Alliance, especially was kept away. |
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