Further elaborating he said that, "there is no point of being fearful of fingerprints, because when issuing passports and driving licences fingerprints are normally taken in accordance with the stipulated criteria". "Moreover, fingerprint machines are also widely in use amongst government and private sector organizations and many foreign countries", he also mentioned.
Further speaking he said that, "if you had declared your family details to the process of E-NIC, you wouldn't be needed to re-collect such details from any other organization to produce". "So far, there is no any institution in the country which has recorded all the details of a person" he added.
The new ID, comprising security features against tampering, counterfeiting or forging, will include the person's photograph, biometric authentication, bio data, fingerprints, and also the blood group. It will also conform to relevant international standards. Compiling data for this ID which consist with a photograph and family details according to international civil aviation standards are now underway, the official said.
He stated that, "we have completed the training of all Grama Niladaris' to execute the preliminary work and fingerprints will be taken by 25 trained officers of the Department along with Police officers".
Meanwhile responding to a question he mentioned that, "registered persons will be re-registered and the modified new numbers will not be an issue". "In the event of a natural disaster situation, this new E-NIC would be more practical". "This internationally accepted ID card could be considered as a sign of country's development and would definitely be a step to thwart illegitimate practices" he continued.
"Moreover, details of a person would be issued to a third party if only summoned by a court order, by the Department of Motor Traffic, Department of Immigration and Emigration or financial institutions such as banks", he added.
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Quelle/Source: Ministry of Defence and Urban Development, 04.09.2014
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