The Department of Registration, the only state institution with the legislative power to ensure personal identity, has taken various organizational and technological renewal measures in the past time with the aim of providing fast and efficient service to the public.
According to a proposal approved by the Board of Ministers, the department has implemented the discipline of the Electronic Identity Project. This has established new offices at the provincial level and facilitated the convenience of providing service closer to the public.
It was decided to establish the North West Provincial Office here in Kurunegala city, and also due to various issues that were established, the one day service could not be started. However, as a result of a long term effort, there has been space to start one day service here yesterday. Accordingly, the one-day ID issue service was officially started yesterday (03) under the leadership of Deputy Minister of Digital Finance Mr. Eranga Weerarathne.
This is a massive service facility targeted by the people's convenience, which is currently operating provincial offices in the areas of Galle, Nuwaraeliya, Battakalapuwa and Vavuniya, which is successfully implementing the one-day ID issue service in Galle and Nuwaraeliya offices.
After the initiation of this service, the people of the Northwestern Province will no longer have the need to travel to the Head Office in Colombo and receive their IDs, the Kurunegala Provincial Office will provide the ability to receive the service within a few hours.
Investment funding and technical support provided by the Electronic National Identity Project, planning to open offices like this in other provinces in the coming days.
Honorable, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Livestock Mr. Namal Karunaratne, Mayor of Kurunegala Municipal Council Ananda Sahabandu, Acting Secretary of Digital Finance Ministry Varuna Sri Dhanapala, Northwest Province Chief Document Indika Ilangakoon, Additional District Secretary (Administration) G. P. S. Jay de Zoysa and Commissioner General M of Person Registration Department. Board of directors, government officials, and local government representatives including Mrs. SP Suriyapperuma attended.
This new initiative will further meaningful the purpose of providing public service efficiently to the public through advanced technology.
One-Day National ID Service Launched in North Western Province.
The Department for Registration of Persons, the sole government institution vested with constitutional authority to verify personal identity, has recently implemented a series of organizational and technological reforms to provide the public with faster and more efficient services.
Under a Cabinet-approved proposal empowering the Electronic National Identity Card (eNIC) Project, the Department has begun decentralizing its services by establishing new provincial offices, enabling people to access services closer to their homes.
Accordingly, it has been decided to establish the North Western Provincial Office in Kurunegala, and under the leadership of Eng. Eranga Weeraratne, Hon. Deputy Minister of Digital Economy, the One-Day National Identity Card Issuance Service was officially launched Yesterday (3rd).
This marks a significant step forward in improving public convenience. Currently, provincial offices are operational in Galle, Nuwara Eliya, Batticaloa, and Vavuniya, with the one-day ID issuance service already functioning successfully at the Galle and Nuwara Eliya offices.
With the launch of this new service, residents of the North Western Province will no longer need to travel to the Department’s Head Office in Colombo to obtain their National Identity Cards. Instead, they will now have the facility to receive the service within just a few hours at the Kurunegala Provincial Office.
The investment funds and technical support for this initiative are provided by the Electronic National Identity Card Project, and similar offices are planned to be opened in other provinces in the near future.
Attending this occasion were Hon. Namal Karunaratne, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Livestock, Ananda Sahabandu, Mayor of the Kurunegala Municipal Council, Waruna Sri Dhanapala, Acting Secretary to the Ministry of Digital Economy,Indika Ilangakon, Chief Secretary of the North Western Province, District Secretary of Kurunegala, G.P.S.J. de Soysa, Additional District Secretary (Administration) of Kurunegala, and Mrs. M.S.P. Suriapperuma, Commissioner General of the Department for Registration of Persons, along with members of the Board of Directors, government officials, and representatives of local authorities.
This new initiative further strengthens the government’s commitment to delivering fast, reliable, and technologically advanced public services to the citizens of Sri Lanka.
