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Sri Lanka says biometric digital ID program has entered its final stage
Sri Lanka said its SL-UDI biometric digital identity program has reached its final stage, with officials now targeting rollout completion by the end of 2026.
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Key Facts
- Officials said the system is intended to support remote identity verification and e-KYC for services such as banking, welfare, and official documentation.
- The government still had to complete Master System Integrator procurement, but public statements shifted the program from planning language to a defined end-of-2026 rollout target.
- State planning documents and ministry materials tie the program to Sri Lanka's wider digital-public-infrastructure and service-modernization agenda.
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The program is strategically important because Sri Lanka is trying to move digital identity from a long-running policy project into an operational service layer that can be reused across both public-sector and financial workflows.