New Electronic Identity Cards will be issued to the all Sri Lankan Citizens from Next January according to Minister Of Finance Ravi Karunanayake.The issuance of these Identity Cards will be completed before end of next year(2016) the Minister has said.All the Sri Lankan Citizens Will Be issued this new electronic identity card with a new number and ID'S will incorporate Finger Prints ,Blood Group and Family Details according to the Finance Minister.
The aim of this move is to reduce forgery and fraud and to provide for future national security needs.
As an initial step for issuance of New Electronic Identity Cards to all Sri Lankan Citizens ,The Grama Seva Officers will be trained on how to collect data and obtain finger prints of citizens ,and thereafter these Officers will begin collecting data from next August it has been reported.
The Ministry Of Finance with technical assistance of ICTA( Information And Communication Technology Agency Of Sri Lanka) launched an electronic population registrar which contains the basic information of all Sri Lankan Citizens the Minister has stressed.
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