Birth, marriage and death certificates to be issued using modern technology

Shirley WIJESINGHE

COLOMBO: The Colombo District Secretariat will issue new registration certificates of births, marriages and deaths using modern Information Technology (IT) under the guidance of the Home Affairs Ministry.

The public could receive their Certificates of Births, Marriages and Deaths within five minutes, Colombo District Secretary P. J. A. Silvester said at a press conference held at the Colombo District Secretariat.

He said that more than 60,000 original certificates are being gathered at the stores at the 13 Divisional Secretariats.

Silvester pledged even though after implementing the new computer aided system, the originals will be preserved at a secured place.

The new system was initially implemented in the Divisional Secretariats of Colombo, Thimbirigasyaya, Dehiwala, Ratmalana and Moratuwa.

Journalists were also afforded the opportunity to visit the places where the electronic scanning process is taking place.

The District Secretary said that he was hopeful that the new issuing system would be launched on December 21 from the Colombo Divisional Secretariat.

Colombo Additional District Secretary P. H. L. Wimalasiri Perera also spoke.