Tuesday Dec 30, 2025
Tuesday Dec 30, 2025
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The Government yesterday commenced the online registration of institutions and members under the digitalisation of Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) services, marking a significant milestone in the modernisation of labour-related public services in the country.
The inauguration ceremony was held at the auditorium of the Labour Secretariat in Narahenpita under the patronage of Labour Minister Dr. Anil Jayantha Fernando and Deputy Labour Minister Mahinda Jayasinghe, along with Commissioner General of Labour Nadeeka Wataliyadda as well as Ministry Secretaries and senior Government officials.
Addressing the gathering, Dr. Fernando
underscored the importance of technology in improving efficiency and accessibility in public
service delivery.
He said the initiative reflects the Government’s policy commitment to harnessing technology for the benefit of citizens, noting that the new system would save time and improve coordination across institutions.
Acknowledging challenges in integrating systems and sharing information across Ministries, Dr. Fernando described the launch as a progressive step towards gradually bringing the entire public service onto a single online platform, thanking officials who contributed to making the program a reality.
“The objective is to integrate all the State institutions online, real-time via digitalisation, which is materialising step by step,” the Minister stressed.
Dr. Fernando said the launch of online EPF registration is expected to improve transparency, efficiency, and accessibility for both employers and employees, forming a cornerstone of the Government’s wider digital transformation agenda in the public sector.
Deputy Minister Jayasinghe said digitalisation remains a key Government priority aimed at all public services with global standards.
He noted that numerous complaints had been received daily regarding EPF-related services and expressed confidence that the new system would significantly reduce such issues.
Jayasinghe added that institutions previously unable to properly collect EPF contributions would now be able to resolve longstanding problems.
Noting that the initiative is part of a broader, whole-of-Government digital push, he said substantial funding had been allocated for digitalisation in the 2026 Budget and that delays of days or weeks in accessing benefits would soon be a thing of the past.
