Sri Lanka, Nov. 25 -- The government of Sri Lanka has decided to introduce a new digitalization system for the Employees' Provident Fund (EPF).

Minister of Labour and Deputy Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. Anil Jayantha, stated today (25th) while participating in the budget debate in Parliament that this initiative is being carried out under the digital access program for the entire public service, with the aim of providing an efficient service to the public.

The Deputy Minister further noted that a mechanism is already in operation allowing registered EPF members to obtain account information via internet services or mobile SMS.

However, he pointed out that the development of the current EPF information system commenced around t...