The Registrar General's Department was formed for registration of Births, Marriages and Deaths of the  populace Sri Lankan and legal documents pertaining to properties, with a view to safeguarding their  fundamental rights.

This Department was initially established in 1864 for the purpose of registration of land and entrusted with  civil registration. ie. registration of births, marriages and deaths in 1867.

Civil registration activities have been decentralized up to the Divisional Secretariat level and accordingly a  District Registrar's Division is operating in all 332 Divisional Secretariats.

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