Sri Lanka to pilot digital ID by year-end as India funding talks continue

Sri Lanka plans an in-house pilot of its SL-UDI digital identity system by the end of 2026, starting with government employees, while negotiations over a funding gap continue. Bids from shortlisted Indian firms for the Master Systems Integrator role exceeded India's INR 3 billion grant, prompting a phased rollout. The government ultimately aims to migrate about 17 million national ID holders.

• SL-UDI pilot on MOSIP to start by end of 2026 for government employees
• Indian integrator bids exceeded India's INR 3 billion grant
• Roughly another INR 3 billion needed for the next phase
• About 17 million national ID holders to be migrated eventually