1. To develop measures to efficiently control and administer the Registration Database System all over the Kingdom, as well as to protect the primary rights of Thai citizens and the security of the Registration Database System and to prevent document forgery that might pose a serious threat to national peace and security.
2. To develop a system that will efficiently provide a document inspection and certification service for the public by using computers.
3. To maintain a Central Population Database for general use and for joint-planning efforts by various sections of Thai society.
4. To maintain a Central Registration Database that will be linked to and used by government agencies and to improve efficiency in public service under responsibility of each government agency.
5. To develop standard Personal Identification Numbers to be jointly used by various government agencies.

Tasks/Projects to be carried out

1. To organize a Personal Identification Number system, as announced by the Cabinet, 20 July 1982.
2. To constantly improve, maintain, and update the Central Registration Database System.
3. To provide a document inspection and certification service for the public at the Central Registration Office, where information can be obtained from the Central Registration Database.
4. To provide a document inspection and certification service for the public at Central Registration Offices located in 76 provinces, where information can be obtained from the Central Registration Database.
5. To provide a document inspection, duplication and certification service for the public at local District Offices or Local Administration Offices, where information can be obtained from the Central Registration Database.
6. To provide a database processing service to government agencies requesting database information from the Central Registration Database Office to be used for planning and administration by Central and Regional Administration Offices.
7. To prepare monthly population statistics and publish them in the Government Gazette annually.
8. To connect information, provided by the Central Registration Database Office, with other government agencies to be utilized in administration activities.
9. To organize a national manpower database system.
10. To endorse and cooperate with government agencies, as well as State Enterprises and the private sector, in adapting Personal Identification Numbers and Personal Identification Cards for various activities for the maximum benefit of all.
11. To improve and upgrade computerized systems used for organizing the Central Registration Database, as well as to sustain and support the transformation of technology and operating system cycles, as well as to provide document and database registration services for the public at Registration Offices located nationwide.
12. To organize the Supplementary Central Registration Database Project for the public to be used during emergency circumstances, as well as to be used by government agencies under normal circumstances, at the Department of Local Administration 2, located in Lumluka Sub-district.
13. To organize seminars between government agencies that benefit from the Central Registration Database and to improve the system to be more efficient.
14. To organize local seminars and to travel abroad to observe and acquire modern technology, which will serve as guidelines for system oranization to keep pace with the constant global change in technology.
15. To propose Legislation regarding Database Registration which will be used for data processing and networking, as well as to generate income for the State.
16. To seek cooperation between the three major departments (BIG THREE), the Department of Local Administration, the Revenue Department and the Social Security Office.
17. General Services provided by Central Administration.