
An ePolice Certificate system has been developed by the Information and Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka (ICTA) for the Sri Lanka Police for the issuance of Police Clearance Certificates (PCC) online.
The system was launched recently. IGP Pujith Jayasundara, Senior DIGs, ICTA Deputy Chairman Dr. Ajith Madurapperuma and senior officials were present..
The comprehensive solution fully automating the internal systems of the Police Clearance Branch is a milestone in the history of the Sri Lanka police as it puts an end to the stringent manual process in use.
The PPC is a mandatory requirement for anyone hoping to migrate or apply for work permits and even for Sri Lankans living abroad, when seeking for new employment.
At present, the Clearance Branch receives approximately 150 applications per day from locals and nearly 300 weekly from Sri Lankans living abroad, while nearly 600 applications come in per day merely from locals residents.
The deployment of the Application for the Clearance Branch, as the first phase of the project, was implemented in 2016. Today, the internal systems within the Clearance Branch, have been fully automated including application processing, monitoring and tracking to ensure that applications are responded to with efficacy.
Reporting functions and audit trails are also in place to ensure accountability. Communication with and among 477 police stations located across the country and other agencies has likewise been automated, so that no more lagging takes place when sharing information. The end result is that the processing time has been brought down to 4-5 working days from 15 working days.
With the launching of the Online Application Submission Service as the second phase of this particular project, applicants, irrespective of whether they are locals or locals living abroad, can now submit their applications online, while paying the administration fee online using either their credit cards or mobile payments.Citizens have also been facilitated to check the status of the submitted applications online as well.
Dr. Ajith Madurapperuma said, “While ensuring that the highest levels of security standards are adhered to, the system is capable of further enhancement to provide digital certificates too. We are happy that the citizens of Sri Lanka will be the ultimate beneficiaries of such online services, which they can now access from their computers or mobile devices from anywhere at any time.”
IGP Pujith Jayasundara said this initiative is an extremely valuable service which will enable the police to serve the citizens of this country with greater efficiency.
The Police Clearance Certificate online service is available via the following websites - www.police.lk and the Sri Lanka Government web portal www.gov.lk.