Commerce Ministry aids 139k people appealing welfare card status

Khaosod•Economy•20h ago

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The Ministry of Commerce is providing data verification services to help citizens disqualified from the 2026 State Welfare Card project due to shareholding appeal their status.

•The Ministry of Commerce is assisting 139,804 applicants who failed the State Welfare Card 2026 criteria due to being shareholders, directors, or partners.
•The Ministry of Finance announced the eligibility results for the project on July 17, 2026.
•Disqualified individuals can file an appeal for rights review between July 17 and July 31, 2026.
•The Department of Business Development and provincial commerce offices are providing free data search services to support these appeals.

Overview

•The Ministry of Finance announced on July 17, 2026, that 9,314,253 people failed the criteria for the State Welfare Card 2026 project.
•Data as of June 24, 2026, from the Department of Business Development shows 139,804 applicants are shareholders, directors, or partners in companies or partnerships.
•Mr. Poonpong Naiyanapakorn ordered the Department of Business Development and provincial commerce offices to facilitate those disqualified due to shareholding.
•The Ministry of Finance allows disqualified persons to submit an appeal from July 17 to July 31, 2026.
•Disqualified individuals can verify their shareholding data personally or through an authorized representative at the Department of Business Development or provincial commerce offices.
•The data verification service provided by the Department of Business Development and provincial commerce offices is free of charge.
•The Department of Business Development and provincial commerce offices will issue a notification letter and attach shareholding data for use in the appeal process.

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Key Entities

Person

Poonpong Naiyanapakorn(พูนพงษ์ นัยนาภากรณ์)

Director-General of the Department of Business Development, Ministry of Commerce.

Organization

Department of Business Development(กรมพัฒนาธุรกิจการค้า)

An agency under the Ministry of Commerce providing business data verification for welfare card appeals.

Ministry of Commerce(กระทรวงพาณิชย์)ℹ️

The ministry overseeing the assistance for citizens disqualified from state welfare due to shareholding.

Ministry of Finance(กระทรวงการคลัง)ℹ️

The ministry that announced the eligibility results for the State Welfare Card project.

Provincial Commerce Offices(สำนักงานพาณิชย์จังหวัด)

Regional offices under the Ministry of Commerce assisting citizens with data verification.

Policy

State Welfare Card Project 2026(โครงการบัตรสวัสดิการแห่งรัฐ ปี 2569)

A government welfare program for which eligibility is based on specific criteria including shareholding status.