Divisional Secretariat - Dehiwala - Divisional Secretariat

Serial number	Services provided	Duration taken to provide services
1	Placing the counter-signature of the Divisional Secretary	01 minute
2	Certification of residence of importers/exporters relevant to the Sri Lanka Customs
	I GS FORM 1 (Private)	03 minutes
	II GS FORM 2 (Business)	03 minutes
3	Issuance of income certificates	30 minutes
4	Issuance of certificates of value	01 hour
5	Issuance of Animal Transport Licence	01 hour
6	Issuance of Licence for transporting elephants on the road	01 hour
7	Issuance of permits for cutting down jackfruit, breadfruit, palm and coconut trees from private lands
	I Up to 01 tree	01 day
	II Up to 02-03 trees	07 days
	III More than 03 trees	14 days
8	Issuance of transportation permits for timber fell on private lands	07 days
9	Issuance of excise licenses	03 hours
9	(F. L. 04, 07, 08, 11, 14, 22.............etc.)	03 hours
10	Issuance of a license to operate pawnshops	02 hours
	I Business Name Registration	04 days
11	II Issuance of Business Amendment Certificate	01day
	III Issuance of a Business Closure Certificate	01day
	IV Issuance of a copy of the Business Certificate	05 minutes
12	Completion of the application form to obtain a National Identity Card and submission it to the Department of Registration of Persons.
	I One-day service	15 minutes
	II General Service	01 day
13	Providing the recommendation of the Divisional Secretary for the provision of all aids and allowances including medical aid, public assistance	03 days
14	Providing recommendations for registration of homes for the disabled/homes for the elderly/senior societies	04 days
15	Providing recommendations for providing assistance from the President's Fund
	I Checking the application and forwarding it to the President's Fund	02 days
	II. Making the award to the relevant party after receiving the provisions	03 days
16	Issuance of an adult identity card for adults	30 minutes
17	Payment of all taxes on government lands	05 minutes
18	Providing recommendations related to the annual lease amendments to the Government Lands Ordinance	03 days
19	Issuance of copies of birth/marriage/death certificates.	08 minutes
	(Data entered into the system)
20	Issuance of copies of birth/marriage/death certificates in cases where they are not registered in the database (when the registration number is provided)	01 hour
21	Issuance of national birth certificates.	30 minutes
22	Delayed birth/death registration	02 months
23	Amending a name on a birth certificate	03 days
24	Amendment of date of birth, gender, father's information, mother's information in a birth certificate and amendment of columns other than cause of death in a death certificate	02 weeks
25	Import of copies and duplicates of birth/marriage/death certificates	03 weeks
26	Registration of death certificates based on autopsy reports	02 weeks
27	Amendment of birth and marriage records based on Court Decisions	01 day
28	Registration of adoptions based on Court Orders	07 days
29	Issuance of a vehicle revenue license	05 Minutes
30	Issuance of a temporary income permit	10 minutes
31	Preparation of free railway allowance forms for pensioners	03 days
32	Issuance of salary details for pensioners	05 minutes
33	Providing recommendations for making pension beneficiary payments	03 days
34	Recommending family background reports for foreign employment	03 days
35	Providing nutritional allowances to pregnant mothers	01 day
36	Providing resource profile information	03 minutes
37	Providing project information	03 minutes