Huge scam in driving licence printing: Minister

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By Yohan Perera and Ajith Siriwardana

Colombo, Oct. 8 (Daily Mirror) - A huge scam has been uncovered in the printing of driving licences by a single private company for more than two decades, Minister of Transport Bimal Ratnayake told Parliament today.

He said there has been a large scale wastage of funds through awarding the contract to print driving licences to a single company.

He said the cost of printing a driving licence has been Rs. 534.54 when done by the private company while the RMV could print one for the cost of Rs. 367.

"We have decided that driving licences will be printed by the Department for Registration of Motor Vehicles (RMV). Printing machines are being installed for the purpose," the Minister revealed.

Comments - 7

Nihal S Wednesday, 08 October 2025 12:07 PM

It should be the Government procurement process that decided the contract award. Have they followed rules? Has there been corruption involved?

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Rip Winkle Wednesday, 08 October 2025 12:53 PM

That's it? Not going to take action against those behind the scam?

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Dr. Dee esquire Wednesday, 08 October 2025 12:55 PM

Clear signs of an imminent increase! Possibly electricity

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Yohan Wednesday, 08 October 2025 01:28 PM

Who was the Minister at the time that awarded the contract?

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Rakitha W Wednesday, 08 October 2025 01:32 PM

Inform the police or the CID. We can't do anything. Also, it's useless just talking about it in the parliament.

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Cheers Wednesday, 08 October 2025 03:49 PM

This is why you chased away a great president like Gotabaya and brought in a crook like fellow and a 3rd class government

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EMILY JOACK Thursday, 09 October 2025 02:55 PM

did Gotabaya operated the white vans,who issued the licence for him

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