Sri Lanka on Wednesday launched a pilot project to deliver national birth certificates through the Sri Lanka Postal Courier Service, the Department of Registrar General announced.
The initiative was inaugurated at the Gampaha District Secretariat under the patronage of Minister of Public Administration, Provincial Councils, and Local Government Chandana Abeyratne. It marks the beginning of a coordinated effort between the Registrar General’s Department and the Postal Department to ensure secure, accurate, and timely delivery of official documents.
The program is being implemented under the “e-Civil Registration Programme,” through which birth certificates are now issued for children born after January 1, 2021. Officials said the postal partnership would help deliver the documents efficiently to citizens.
Minister Abeyratne described the project as a historic milestone, noting that an official memorandum of understanding will be signed with the Postal Department for its implementation. He said the initiative reflects the government’s broader commitment to digitization and administrative modernization, ensuring faster service delivery for citizens.
The minister added that, under the new system, a child who turns 15 will receive the same birth certificate number as their national identity card number. Nonessential details in the birth record will also be removed to streamline documentation.
The pilot phase will be conducted this month in 10 divisional secretariats — Gampaha, Attanagalla, Dehiwala, Kaduwela, Kalutara, Horana, Panadura, Kurunegala, Ratnapura, and Wellawaya. (Newswire)