Printing of driving licences under Army taken back by DMT

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Colombo (LNW): The Driving Licence Printing Unit of the Department of Motor Traffic (DMT) in Verahera which was operating under the control of Sri Lanka Army for more than two and a half years will be reacquired by the Department from September 01, 2023, announced Commissioner General of Motor Traffic Nishantha Anuruddha Weerasinghe.

The reacquisition will take place in compliance with the conditions of the contract entered when the Unit was handed over to the Army, he added, revealing that officers of the Dept are currently being trained on the affairs of the Unit and later will be attached to it.

The Driving Licence Printing Unit of the DMT was acquired by the Army in January 2021 following a Cabinet decision based on a proposal by then President Gotabaya Rajapaksa.

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