DPR Commission II Chairman Believes Citizens Should No Longer Need to Carry Physical ID Cards

JAKARTA - The Chairman of DPR Commission II, Muhammad Rifqinizamy Karsayuda, believes that citizens’ wallets should no longer be filled with various identity cards, following the digital integration of population data by the Ministry of Home Affairs.

“We often describe in this Commission chamber that our wallets should no longer need to contain cards. Even the KTP should no longer need to be carried,” said Rifqi at the Parliament Complex, Jakarta, on Monday (20/4/2026).

All population data, such as faces, retinas, and fingerprints, has been stored in the Population and Civil Registration (Dukcapil) database, allowing verification for various services.

Therefore, citizens should no longer need to carry physical cards everywhere because the required data is already stored digitally.

The same applies to tax services, where taxpayer data can be directly linked to the NIK without needing to show the NPWP.

“Going to the tax office, you no longer need to be asked to submit your NPWP card. The tax office can just use your fingerprint, check your face or retina, and it’s known. With your NIK, your tax number will also appear,” he said.

“Or even the tax number is no longer needed; the NIK itself will then include the tax number. So it can be seen whether Rifqi has submitted his SPT or not, and what tax obligations Rifqi has that are outstanding,” he added.

Citizens no longer need to carry physical documents like certificates, as land ownership data can be accessed digitally through connected systems.

Furthermore, Rifqi considers population data integration important to support government policies, including President Prabowo Subianto’s priority programmes.

With an integrated system, the government is seen as being able to more easily identify citizens eligible for assistance, including in education programmes like Sekolah Rakyat.

In fact, a single identity-based system can connect all that data in one platform.

“It should be that we already have that data digitally and all that data is connected through a good system. And that can be done through a Single Identity Number,” he said.

“Every Indonesian citizen who is born only needs to remember their SIN, and with remembering their SIN, that SIN will take them to public services throughout the Republic,” he continued.

However, the formal legislative process is still awaiting the applicable stages, including the response to the letter from the DPR leadership to the President regarding the appointment of government representatives to discuss the revision of the Population Administration Law.

“Because of that, while waiting for the President’s letter and respecting the formal process, today’s meeting is scheduled to discuss the urgency of revising the Population Administration Law as an effort to improve population administration governance in Indonesia,” he explained.