President reviews current status of digital ID
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa today reviewed the current status of the proposed “unique digital identity card”, which will be issued only once by obtaining bio data of all citizens, the President’s Media Division said.
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa today reviewed the current status of the proposed “unique digital identity card”, which will be issued only once by obtaining bio data of all citizens, the President’s Media Division said. It said the new identity card which contains the most accurate data, comprises information required by departments and agencies governed under different laws. It includes information that has to be furnished not only for obtaining passports and driving licences but also for purposes of pension, Samurdhi allowance, income tax and casting vote. The idea of a digital identity card was first mooted by the President when he was the Secretary Defence, the PMD said. The initial preparation relating to the matter commenced in 2012.