The Department of Motor Traffic (DMT) has launched a project to issue driving licences that replace the existing semiconductor chips with QR codes, it was reported.
According to media reports, DMT Commissioner General Nishantha Anuruddha Weerasinghe said the project to introduce digital or smart driving licences was launched after receiving Cabinet approval in October.
Providing further details, Weerasinghe said the printing process commenced on October 16 after the Sri Lanka Army handed over the printing and issuing of driving licences back to the DMT.
A decision was taken to replace the semiconductor chips with a QR code due to difficulties in importing chip reading units as a result of the economic crisis. A separate mobile application has been introduced for the QR codes which will be operated only by the DMT office and the Police Department, he said.
Weerasinghe added that the demerit points system for traffic offences has also been included in the smart driving licences. (NewsWire)