The Hon. Eranga Weeraratne - Deputy Minister of Digital Economy
The Deputy Minister clarified that the Department of Registration of Persons, MOSIP development, and the e-NIC Project all fall under the same Ministry, so there would be no duplication of work. He said the Ministry is evaluating low-cost PVC identity cards, noting that a previous attempt failed due to poor quality and a two-year lifespan, and that any new card should last at least five to ten years to avoid renewal bottlenecks.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Chairman, I want to clarify some points made by (Dr.) Harsha de Silva.
¶ 02 First of all, the Department of Registration of Persons is under our Ministry. So, there would not be any duplication. The development of MOSIP and the e-NIC Project is also done by the same Ministry. So, there would not be any duplication of work.
¶ 03 At the same time, we are also currently evaluating issuing of low-cost PVC cards. However, the previous attempt to issue a PVC card had not been successful because of the quality of the card and its lifetime was only two years. Therefore, if we are to issue a PVC card, it would be something which lasts, at least, for five to ten years. Otherwise, people would keep on asking for renewal of ID cards, which would create a bottleneck for the Department. So, those are two things I would like to clarify.
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