DOPA surveys households without house numbers for Disaster Fund

MGR Online•Politics•4d ago

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The Department of Provincial Administration has ordered nationwide registries to survey residents without house numbers to support the National Disaster Fund.

•The Department of Provincial Administration is surveying households without house numbers from September 1–15, 2026.
•The action follows a Cabinet resolution on September 1, 2026, in Songkhla Province to establish a National Disaster Fund.
•The survey targets houses without legal registration numbers and dwellings that do not yet meet legal house status but have permanent residents.
•Data collected will be used for disaster insurance, house repairs, and local development plans.

Overview

•The Cabinet resolution on September 1, 2026, in Songkhla Province led to the establishment of the National Disaster Fund (National Disaster Insurance System).
•Narucha Khosashiwilai, Director-General of the Department of Provincial Administration, issued an urgent letter to provincial registrars to survey residents without house numbers.
•District registries and local registries are tasked with surveying two types of residences: those without legal house numbers and those not yet legally classified as houses but with permanent residents.
•The Department of Provincial Administration scheduled the survey and data collection to take place between September 1–15, 2026.
•District officers, local government executives in municipalities, and the Mayor of Pattaya will organize Village Committees or Community Committees to verify the data.
•District registrars must submit the completed survey data to the Integrated District Administration Committee (KBO) by September 15, 2026.
•Provincial registrars will present the data to the Integrated Provincial Administration Committee (KPJ) for provincial development planning.
•The Department of Provincial Administration intends for this data to ensure residents without house numbers receive rapid assistance, restoration, and housing repairs during disasters.

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Key Quotes

Narucha Khosashiwilai

"leave no one behind"

ไม่ทิ้งใครไว้ข้างหลัง

Narucha Khosashiwilai

"every household has data, every area has access to assistance, and people receive comprehensive care"

ทุกครัวเรือนมีข้อมูล ทุกพื้นที่เข้าถึงความช่วยเหลือ และประชาชนได้รับการดูแลอย่างทั่วถึง

Key Entities

Person

Narucha Khosashiwilai(นายนฤชา โฆษาศิวิไลซ์)

Director-General of the Department of Provincial Administration.

Organization

Department of Provincial Administration(กรมการปกครอง)ℹ️

The government agency responsible for surveying households without house numbers to support the National Disaster Fund.

Cabinet(คณะรัฐมนตรี)

The body that issued the resolution to establish the National Disaster Fund during a mobile meeting in Songkhla.

Integrated District Administration Committee (KBO)(คณะกรรมการบริหารงานอำเภอแบบบูรณาการ (กบอ.))

The committee that receives survey data to assist in district development planning.

Integrated Provincial Administration Committee (KPJ)(คณะกรรมการบริหารงานจังหวัดแบบบูรณาการ (กบจ.))

The committee that receives survey data to assist in provincial development planning.

Policy

National Disaster Fund (National Disaster Insurance System)(กองทุนภัยพิบัติ (ระบบประกันภัยพิบัติแห่งชาติ))

A fund established to change the system for providing rapid relief, restoration, and house repairs to citizens.

Place

Songkhla Province(จังหวัดสงขลา)ℹ️

The location of the Cabinet mobile meeting on September 1, 2026.

Pattaya City(เมืองพัทยา)ℹ️

An area where the Mayor of Pattaya will oversee data verification through community committees.