Champika calls for digitization of public services to curb corruption

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Colombo, July 14 (Daily Mirror) - United Republican Front (URF) leader MP Patali Champika Ranawaka who heads the Ways and Means Committee of Parliament, stressed the need for digitization of all public service activities such as issuing of government certificates, payments of bills and fines etc. in a bid to curb corruption and improve efficiency.

Addressing the Colombo district convention of his party, he referred to the importance of Unified Interfaith Payment for this.

He said India and Bangladesh have successfully progressed in digitization and asked why Sri Lanka could not make headway.

Commenting on the organized crimes being committed in the country, he said politicians have acted in collusion with organized criminals right throughout history. He said the menace has engulfed the entire system today.

Comments - 18

Bandara Sunday, 14 July 2024 10:27 PM

This is very true.

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Jude Sunday, 14 July 2024 10:32 PM

If you put some One like Pope or Mother Theresa as public servants, still lankans gonna offer BRIBES to get things done!!!

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Jude Sunday, 14 July 2024 10:33 PM

Digitization or any system will not curb corruption, period!!

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Jude Sunday, 14 July 2024 10:35 PM

In India Pakistan Bangladesh they ask for BRIBES, however in SL you must Bribe, yeah.

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Jude Sunday, 14 July 2024 10:37 PM

In SL corruption is like the Air you breathe, it's everywhere, yeah.

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Jude Sunday, 14 July 2024 10:39 PM

For public service employees BRIBES And corruption like oxygen, they cannot survive without it.

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Mr. Layman Monday, 15 July 2024 07:47 AM

You are right. I wondered why each ministry can publish all the expenses on a website and how they spend the allocated money. Then people can question under RTI if they see any abnormal payments. They do not do it because they want to hide corruption. Each citizen has the right to know where the public money goes as it is their tax money. Thanks for bringing up this idea at least after so many years.

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Amaran Monday, 15 July 2024 07:53 AM

The most important implementation needed in Sri Lanka. In Sri Lanka, people choose "politics" to make money through CORRUPTION. As a result, our beautiful country had become impoverished. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH.

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Corrupt Free Country Monday, 15 July 2024 08:07 AM

This is an excellent suggestion, only if the government got the political will!

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Jude Monday, 15 July 2024 08:11 AM

Most Public service employee's Life depends on BRIBES, if you curbing corruption means you're depriving oxygen!! Yeah.

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Son of Alles Monday, 15 July 2024 08:20 AM

I think our whole immigration and visa issuing system was digitalised. Yet the Minister found a way for an unprecedented scam on issuing of visas. So no Champika . Until we give Arab world treatment it is not going to top.

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A.F. Fernando [attorney-at-law] Monday, 15 July 2024 08:32 AM

Patali Champika, you should have been with Sajith to fight for the rights against Ranil and Rajapakshes', but you made a mistake leaving him, OfCourse Sajith is not a loser you are going to be a dam loser.

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Sunil Ginige - Industrialist Monday, 15 July 2024 08:36 AM

You have good plans and you always talk the right thing and we know you are a honest gentleman but are a self-centered person and expect you to be a leader, now it's too late.

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Dee Monday, 15 July 2024 08:49 AM

Asking for more trouble from the unions who will elect their leader at the next elections

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Bandara Gamaga Monday, 15 July 2024 09:05 AM

Other countries have done digitalization 20 years ago. Finally waking up?

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BuffaloaCitizen Monday, 15 July 2024 10:01 AM

When you were part and parcel of Ali Baba and the forty thieves, you never got any of these ideas, because you were busy playing racism games at that time. Now without power, you are getting so many ideas and brain is working overtime.

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joshua Monday, 15 July 2024 10:07 AM

yeah, we are still in flintstones era

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Ravi fernando Monday, 15 July 2024 12:38 PM

Yes, That;s very good initiative. By digitization people don't have to interact with the government officials.

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