12 August 2022 08:46 am Views - 116
By Chaturanga Samarawickrama
Any personal data provided by the public through online registration process located at fuelpass.gov.lk is processed only for the purpose of facilitating the use of the National Fuel Pass (NFP) System, the Information and Communication Technology Agency (ICTA) said.
A statement in this regard was issued due to certain inaccurate news articles circulating regarding the use of personal data collected for the issuance and management of the National Fuel Pass.
The NFP is operated and managed by the Power and Energy Ministry, with technical assistance from ICTA. The NFP was launched in order to facilitate the implementation of a fuel quota allocation system for citizens in order to reduce the consumption of fuel, thus reducing importation costs during the economic crisis, while ensuring a convenient and easily-accessible solution to obtain fuel for citizens.
The NFP system also helps to manage a crisis, hitherto never experienced in the country.
Furthermore, the NFP system provides the Ministry and its stakeholders transparency and visibility to manage the fuel distribution supply chain in a more effective and efficient manner. The data collected is processed by the Ministry or on behalf of the Ministry to prevent fraud, by cross-referencing the vehicle number with the chassis number or the revenue licence number through the Motor Traffic Department (DMT).
The data is used only for verification purposes through an Application Programming Interface (API) which only verifies the data to offer the NFP service. No data is taken away from the DMT by either the Ministry or ICTA.
The Ministry, together with ICTA, is taking all necessary steps to maintain and manage personal data collected, in an effective and secure manner. The data is solely used to validate information provided by users and manage the QR system and for no other purpose whatsoever, and the Ministry and ICTA have taken steps to ensure compliance with the Personal Data Protection Act No: 09 of 2022.