Thai Gov to Phase Out 58 Citizen Document Copies Within 1 Year

Matichon•Politics•1d ago

Reader Briefing

The Thai government is implementing a policy to eliminate the requirement for citizens to provide 58 types of document copies by utilizing the Government Data Exchange system.

•The government aims to stop requesting 58 types of document copies from citizens within one year.
•The Government Data Exchange (GDX) system will be used to allow state agencies to verify information internally.
•Lalida Pernviwattana announced the plan following a Cabinet meeting on September 15.

Overview

•Lalida Pernviwattana announced that the government is pushing a policy to stop requesting 58 types of important documents from citizens via the Government Data Exchange (GDX).
•Targeted documents include common items such as ID cards, house registrations, marriage certificates, divorce certificates, birth certificates, death certificates, land ownership documents, juristic person certificates, and driver's licenses.
•The government aims to complete the data linkage for all 58 documents within one year from the date of the Cabinet resolution.
•31 documents with ready data must be linked and used instead of requesting copies within 6 months to 1 year, while the remaining 27 documents must be completed within 1 year.
•The Digital Government Development Agency (Public Organization) and the Ministry of Interior's Department of Provincial Administration will link GDX with the Linkage Center for single-channel access to civil registration data.
•163 government agencies will survey readiness, review laws, and ensure officials use digital systems for verification instead of requesting copies.
•If an agency continues to request documents that are already linked, the Office of the Public Sector Development Commission (OPDC) will coordinate a fix within 15 days; failure to comply may impact the performance evaluation of the head of the agency or lead to disciplinary action.

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Key Quotes

Lalida Pernviwattana

"The goal is that citizens should not have to carry copies of documents that the state already has information on to submit to the state again."

เป้าหมายคือประชาชนไม่ควรต้องถือสำเนาเอกสารที่รัฐมีข้อมูลอยู่แล้วไปยื่นให้รัฐอีก

Key Entities

Person

Lalida Pernviwattana(ลลิดา เพริศวิวัฒนา)

Deputy Spokesperson for the Prime Minister's Office.

Organization

Cabinet(คณะรัฐมนตรี)

The executive body that issued the resolution to reduce citizen document burdens.

Digital Government Development Agency (Public Organization)(สำนักงานพัฒนารัฐบาลดิจิทัล (องค์การมหาชน))

An agency tasked with linking GDX with the Linkage Center.

Ministry of Interior(กระทรวงมหาดไทย)ℹ️

A ministry responsible for linking GDX with the Linkage Center via the Department of Provincial Administration.

Department of Provincial Administration(กรมการปกครอง)ℹ️

A department under the Ministry of Interior tasked with linking GDX with the Linkage Center.

Office of the Public Sector Development Commission (OPDC)(สำนักงาน ก.พ.ร.)

The agency responsible for coordinating fixes within 15 days for agencies that still request linked documents.

Policy

Government Data Exchange (GDX)(ศูนย์แลกเปลี่ยนข้อมูลกลางภาครัฐ)

A central data exchange system used by state agencies to verify citizen information without requiring hard copies.

Place

Government House(ทำเนียบรัฐบาล)ℹ️

The location where Lalida Pernviwattana gave the disclosure on September 15.