GovPay to be launched today

The government will take its first steps in its  digitization programme by launching new three initiatives today,  including GovPay, a system intended to completely digitize payments to  government institutions.  

Alongside the GovPay initiative, the government will also  launch a programme that will enable those who require financial  assistance from the President’s Fund for medical treatment, to make  their applications digitally through their respective Divisional  Secretariats.  

 “Govpay will allow payments to be made to 16 government  institutions at launch, which will be extended to 30 institutions in due  course,” Deputy Minister of Digital Economy Eranga Weeraratne told the  media yesterday.  

“The intention is to make Sri Lanka a cashless society, and  Govpay will be enabled through banking apps and other financial  transactions apps, allowing the public to make all their transactions  with government institutions through this service,” he also said.  

Each transaction will cost a Rs. 15 transaction fee, the Minister confirmed. 
Meanwhile,  the government has also made birth, marriage and death certificates  available digitally for Sri Lankans living overseas as part of its  digitization initiative.