The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake

Jathika Jana balawegaya· National List· 26 September 2025 ·Oral question: Oral Question: Container Release from Colombo Port (Q.1/2025)

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Hon. Bimal Rathnayake provided a written answer on the 2018 agreement to re-engineer Department of Motor Traffic services for vehicle registration, transfers and related activities using new technology. He stated that the agreement was approved by Cabinet and signed on 19 July 2018 with Metropolitan Advanced Technologies (Pvt) Ltd., selected through a SCAPC procurement process with TEC evaluation. He further said no government expenditure was borne, no related issue had been reported, and other parts of the question were not applicable.

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¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, the answer is as follows:

¶ 02 (a) (i) Based on Cabinet approval No. AMP/18/0933/808/007/TBR of 31.05.2018, the agreement was signed on 19.07.2018. (ii) To enhance the efficiency of services of the Department of Motor Traffic by re-engineering business processes for vehicle registration, transfer and ancillary activities using high and friendly technology. (iii) Metropolitan Advanced Technologies (Pvt) Ltd., a joint venture of Face Technologies (Pty) Ltd. (South Africa) and Metropolitan Office (Pvt) Ltd. (iv) Selected through a procurement process conducted under a Standing Cabinet Appointed Procurement Committee (SCAPC), with a Technical Evaluation Committee (TEC) appointed by the Department of Public Finance at the request of the then Secretary to the Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation. Selection was finalized on 19 July 2018.

¶ 03 (b) (i) No expenditure borne by the Government. (ii) Not reported. (iii) Does not arise.

¶ 04 (c) Not applicable.

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Source: Hansard, Friday, 26 September 2025 ·No. 1760588641001872 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 26 September 2025. No. 1760588641001872. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/17724