{"id":154880,"date":"2023-08-08T12:26:23","date_gmt":"2023-08-08T06:56:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/?p=154880"},"modified":"2023-08-08T12:26:25","modified_gmt":"2023-08-08T06:56:25","slug":"india-hands-over-450-million-for-sri-lanka-unique-digital-identity-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/india-hands-over-450-million-for-sri-lanka-unique-digital-identity-project\/","title":{"rendered":"India hands over 450 million for Sri Lanka Unique Digital Identity project"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>India hands over 450 million for Sri Lanka Unique Digital Identity project:<\/strong> India\u00a0has handed over INR 450 million in advance to\u00a0Sri Lanka to fund its unique digital identity project in Aug 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is the most crucial step in the island nation&#8217;s&nbsp;digitalization program&nbsp;being implemented through the Indian grant assistance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/daily-current-affairs-and-quiz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Daily Current Affairs Quiz: August 2023<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Aims: To collect biographic and biometric information which will be stored in a centralised system to issue identification cards as per the standards set by the&nbsp;International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During a meeting at the Presidential Secretariat, key stakeholders, including Presidential Senior Adviser on National Security and Chief of Presidential Staff, Sagala Ratnayaka, State Minister of Technology, Kanaka Herath, Indian High Commissioner, Gopal Bagley, and First Secretary of the Indian High Commission, Eldos Mathew and others engaged in extensive discussions on the project\u2019s execution.<br><br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>India hands over 450 million for Sri Lanka Unique Digital Identity project: India\u00a0has handed over INR 450 million in advance to\u00a0Sri Lanka to fund its unique digital identity project in Aug 2023. 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