The Registrar General’s Department, which was established in 1864 inherits a proud history Over 159 year, making the mission, in view of securing the civil right of the populace by in registering the legal documents, related to Movable, immoveable properties and even registering preserving and issuing copies of the title and basic life events such as, Birth Death and marriage of Sri Lanka through our vision.

Through the registration of Marriage, Birth and Death under civil registration system has not been started by this department in 1867, the civil registration system was centralized to Divisional Secretariat level to give a fast service to the public for their convenient in 1992.

Registration of title empowered to this department under registration of title act No. 21 of 1998.