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by Ananda Kannangara

The Department for Registration of Persons (DRP) directed all school principals to obtain National Identity Cards (NICs) for children sitting the GCE (OL) Examination in December.

Accordingly, the Department has requested school authorities to send the applications to the Department Head Office at Keppetipola Mawatha on or before October 31.

DRP Commissioner Wijaya Ranasinghe told the Daily News yesterday that to expedite the issuing of identity cards within a short period, the Department will launch a crash programme for the benefit of students in Colombo and suburban schools.

Department officials are also expected to visit schools to make the authorities aware on the importance of students possessing IDs when they reach 16 years.

"We have also decided to extend this programme to outstation schools and it will be carried out with the help of Divisional Secretariats," Ranasinghe said.

"Under this programme we are expected to avoid the last minute rush, created by students who visit the Department, few weeks before public examination," he said. Ranasinghe said that the Department is expected to process and distribute ICs to the students within four weeks.

Sri Lankans completing 16 years are eligible to obtain NICs.

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