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Ministry of Digital Development and Information
Parliament

MDDI's response to PQ on Use of Full NRIC Number in Gov eServices

5 February 2025

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Parliament Sitting on 5 February 2025

QUESTION FOR WRITTEN ANSWER

27. Ms Hazel Poa asked the Minister for Digital Development and Information (a) what are the e-services or transactions with the Government that rely on the user providing their NRIC number and NRIC date of issue; and (b) whether there are any plans to re-evaluate the security of these e-services in light of the recently reported case of unauthorised change of addresses for NRICs.

Answer:

This question has been addressed in the oral reply to Parliamentary Questions number 13, 14, 15, 16 and 17 at the 4 February Sitting.

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