Government eServices Project launch today

The launch of  the Government eServices Project aimed at making public service as efficient and as  people-friendly as possible will take place  today  (3 September) at 5 p.m.

Presidential Secretary Lalith Weeratunga will grace the occasion as the Chief Guest. The venue of the launch will be the Sankathani conference hall of the Sri Lanka Institute of Development Administration (SLIDA), No. 28/10, Malalasekara Mawatha, Colombo 7.

The project is a landmark step forward in the fulfilment of a pledge contained in the ‘Mahinda Chinthana – Vision for the Future,’ namely of bringing the computer to the village.

The departments and projects under them where eServices will be launched today are given in the table below. The table also indicates whether the project is based on SMS or online. In addition the table indicates the type of the e-service provided, whether information service or a paying service.