The Department of Registration of Persons says that it has issued 375,000 identity cards for students who are registered to sit for the GCE Ordinary Level examination this year.

The Commissioner of the Department, Sarath Kumara said that out of the applications received for national IDs, only 1800 applications have been completed.

The Commissioner of Registration of Persons has made a request from parents to make the necessary corrections and submit complete application forms once again.

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