The process of distributing Digital National Identity Cards (NIC) in Sri Lanka will commence this year, Commissioner General of the Department for Registration of Persons, G. Pradeep Saputhanthri said.
Speaking to the media, Saputhanthri said facial recognition and fingerprint data will be collected for this purpose.
Stating that the programme is expected to be launched by February this year, Saputhanthri said it will initially be rolled out in the Kurunegala and Kandy District Offices.
The public will not be required to travel to Colombo for one-day service of NICs, as it will be introduced at the North-Western and Central Province offices, he said.
Saputhanthri further said that they intend to collect facial recognition and fingerprint data of the public for this purpose in June of this year.
The Commissioner General of the Department for Registration of Persons added that the process will be carried out by all District Secretariat Offices. (NewsWire)
