Cabinet approval has been granted to a proposal by the President, in his capacity as the Minister of Digital Economy, to purchase 15 million polycarbonate cards to issue new electronic National Identity Cards (e-NIC).
The purchase is to be done following the procurement procedure of international competitive bidding for the fulfillment of said requirement.
It has been recognized that there is a requirement of 17 million cards for the re-registration of Sri Lankan persons and issuance of new identity cards.
Electronic National Identity Cards should be issued to every person who has completed 15 years of age under the new procedure of the Electronic National Identity Card Project (e-NIC) that is due to be implemented in the future.
