Govt removes old car criteria for state welfare card eligibility

Thairath•Politics•7d ago

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The Ministry of Transport is implementing an automatic waiver for old vehicle ownership to expand eligibility for the State Welfare Card.

•The government will automatically waive the vehicle ownership criteria for cars over 20 years old and motorcycles over 15 years old.
•Approximately 1 million people are expected to be affected by this specific data waiver.
•The Department of Land Transport will send integrated data to the Ministry of Finance in mid-August.
•The Ministry of Interior is establishing One Stop Service centers at every district office to assist vulnerable groups.

•The Department of Land Transport has prepared a system to automatically waive the state welfare card criteria for those owning cars older than 20 years and motorcycles older than 15 years.
•Approximately 1 million people are expected to be eligible for the data waiver regarding old vehicles.
•The Department of Land Transport will integrate and send all data to the Ministry of Finance in mid-August.
•Over 200,000 people have submitted appeals for rights at transport offices since the Cabinet meeting.
•Siriphong Angkasakulkiat predicts that these measures will result in approximately 2-3 million more people qualifying for the state welfare card.
•The Prime Minister ordered the Ministry of Interior's Department of Provincial Administration to open One Stop Service coordination centers at all district offices nationwide.
•Officials from the Ministry of Interior will visit the homes of elderly and disabled individuals who cannot travel to the offices.

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Siriphong Angkasakulkiat(สิริพงศ์ อังคสกุลเกียรติ)

Deputy Minister of Transport.

Prime Minister(นายกรัฐมนตรี)ℹ️

The leader who ordered the Ministry of Interior to open One Stop Service centers.

Department of Land Transport(กรมการขนส่งทางบก)

The agency preparing the system to resolve state welfare card criteria and integrating data for the Ministry of Finance.

Ministry of Finance(กระทรวงการคลัง)ℹ️

The ministry responsible for considering eligibility rights based on data from the Department of Land Transport.

Cabinet(คณะรัฐมนตรี)

The government body whose meeting preceded the increase in citizen appeals for rights.

Ministry of Interior(กระทรวงมหาดไทย)ℹ️

The ministry ordered to provide coordination centers and home visits for vulnerable groups.

Department of Provincial Administration(กรมการปกครอง)ℹ️

The agency tasked with opening One Stop Service coordination centers at every district office.

State Welfare Card(บัตรสวัสดิการแห่งรัฐ)

A government welfare program with specific ownership criteria for eligibility.

Government House(ทำเนียบรัฐบาล)ℹ️

The location where Siriphong Angkasakulkiat made the announcement.