NewsMinistries of Foreign and Home Affairs sign MoU to expand Electronic Document Attestation System to Divisional Secretariat levelWith a view to expanding the document attestation services provided through the Electronic Document Attestation System (e-DAS) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to Divisional Secretariat level, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the Ministries of Foreign and Home Affairs on Thursday. Secretary to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Prasad Kariyawasam and Secretary to the Ministry of Home Affairs S.T. According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the MoU will enable the expansion of the Electronic Document Attestation System to Divisional Secretariats initially as a pilot project a 19 Divisional Secretariats in the Galle District. The expectation is to extend the facility to all 332 Divisional Secretariats island-wide subsequently. Connecting the Divisional Secretariats island-wide to the Electronic Document Attestation System will allow the general public to have their required documentation processed at the nearest Divisional Secretariat, without visiting the Consular Affairs Division in Colombo.

Source: Sunday Times August 18, 2018 09:22 UTC