Citizen Charter

Serial No.

Subject

Expected Duration

Relevant Division

01

Co- signing Certificates of Residence

 04 Min.

 Administration

02

Issuance of vehicle revenue licenses

 04 Min.

 Accounts

03

Activities related to transference of vehicle ownership ( To be forwarded to Motor Traffic Commission)

 01 Day

 Accounts

04

Payment of a new Civil Pension (To be forwarded to the Department of Pensions)

 01 Day

 Accounts

05

Payment of a Pension ( Widows’, Widowers’ & Orphans’)

 1 Day

 Accounts

06

Obtaining orders for land Survey

 03 Days

 Lands

07

Disposal of land ownership

 02 Weeks

 Lands

08

Naming Life Interest holders

 01 Month

 Lands

09

Issuance of Valuation Certificates

 03 Hours

 Lands

10

Issuance of Permits to Transport Timber

 03 Days

 Lands

11

Registration of Saw-mills

 01 Week

 Lands

12

Issuance of license for felling trees

 02 Weeks

 Lands

13

Issuance of Long Term lease Permits

 04 Days

 Lands

14

Issuance of permits for mining ( Up to being forwarded to the Geological Survey and Mines Bureau)

 01 Week

 Lands

15

Preparation of Land Grants

 2 ½ Months

 Lands

16

Naming Successors - Land Grants

 02 Days

 Lands

17

Transference of the First Ownership - Land Grants

 02 Days

 Lands

18

Acquisition of Lands for various requirements of the Government.

 50 Weeks

 Lands

19

Collection of Taxes for annual licenses

 10 Min.

 Lands

20

Recommending Annual Sand Permits

 07 Days

 Lands

21

Payment of informal and expanded Distress relief Aids

 02 Weeks

 Social Development

22

Issuance of Revenue Certificates

 15 Min.

 Social Development

23

Forwarding and accepting recommendations for financial aids from the Presidential Fund

 03 Days

 Social Development

24

Certifying Applications for National Identity Cards

 One day Services

 02 Days

 15 Min.

 Social Development

25

Payment of Public Assistance Aids

 01 Month

 Social Development

26

Payment  of Relief Aids for illnesses

 02 Weeks

 Social Development

27

Issuance of Value Certificates

 01 Day

 Social Development

28

Registration of Business Names

 07 Days

 Social Development

29

Making amendments to Business Names

 07 Days

 Social Development

30.

Cancellation of Business Names

 05Days

 Social Development

31.

Issuance of  Identity cards for Senior Citizens

 03 Days

 NIC Division

32.

Issuance of  Railway Warrants for Pensioners and cancer patients

 04 Months

 Social Development

33.

Issuance of Licenses to transport animals

 01 Week

 Social Development

34.

Registration of Voluntary Societies

 07 Days

 Social Development

35.

Issuance of Birth, Marriage and Death Certificates

 04 Min.

 Registrar

36.

Making amendments to Birth, Marriage and Death Certificates

 02 Weeks

 Registrar

37.

Registration of Past Births and Deaths and Issuance of  Approximate age certificates

 01 Month

 Registrar

38.

Registration of Births and Deaths in Estates

 01 Day

 Registrar

39.

Releasing compulsory Samurdhi Savings

Payment of Samurdhi Social Security benefits

 01 Day

 02 Days

 Samurdhi

 Samurdhi

The General Public is kindly reminded that it is their responsibility to pay relevant attention to accompanying the documents and reports expected from them in obtaining relevant services. We guarantee that the relevant service will be provided within the given time frame as long as all the relevant requirements are fulfilled.   

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