Ekniti updates Welfare Card criteria to remove ineligible recipients

Matichon•Politics•14h ago

Reader Briefing

Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Ekniti Nitithanpraphas is reviewing the state welfare card criteria to ensure benefits reach the truly needy.

•Ekniti Nitithanpraphas addressed welfare card criteria at Government House on July 21.
•The government has added 2.3 million previously overlooked poor individuals into the system.
•Investigations revealed cases of identity theft where citizens' data was used to register companies or buy stocks without their knowledge.

Overview

•Ekniti Nitithanpraphas provided clarifications at Government House on July 21.
•Ekniti Nitithanpraphas stated the review of the State Welfare Card criteria is necessary because the system had not added new people for 4-5 years.
•The government has brought 2.3 million people who were previously missed into the system.
•Ekniti Nitithanpraphas noted that Thailand lacks a modern database, leading to the inclusion of ineligible 'fake poor' recipients.
•Ekniti Nitithanpraphas coordinated with the Ministry of Interior to establish one-stop service centers to review rights for those who fell out of the system.
•Ekniti Nitithanpraphas identified a problem where citizens' information was fraudulently used for company registrations and stock purchases by 'grey capital'.
•Ekniti Nitithanpraphas will expand the appeals process and bring the matter to the committee to review rights and extend the timeframe.

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Key Entities

Person

Ekniti Nitithanpraphas(เอกนิติ นิติทัณฑ์ประภาศ)

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance.

Place

Government House(ทำเนียบรัฐบาล)ℹ️

The location where Ekniti Nitithanpraphas gave the clarification.

Policy

State Welfare Card(บัตรสวัสดิการแห่งรัฐ)

A government tool designed to help the most distressed people in society.

Organization

Ministry of Interior(กระทรวงมหาดไทย)ℹ️

The ministry coordinated with to provide one-stop service centers for rights review.

Ministry of Finance(กระทรวงการคลัง)ℹ️

The ministry led by Ekniti Nitithanpraphas.