Prasert proposes welfare card criteria change for students

Matichon•Politics•12h ago

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Education Minister Prasert Chantararuangthong plans to propose amendments to the State Welfare Card criteria to the Cabinet to assist students.

•Minister Prasert Chantararuangthong addressed the issue of students resigning from the Department of Learning Encouragement (DOLE) to receive welfare benefits.
•The proposal to adjust criteria will be discussed at the Cabinet meeting on July 21.
•Minister Prasert Chantararuangthong urges students who resigned to return to the education system.

•Minister Prasert Chantararuangthong gave an interview at Government House on July 21 before a Cabinet meeting.
•Students from the Department of Learning Encouragement (DOLE) have resigned from their studies to qualify for State Welfare Card rights.
•Minister Prasert Chantararuangthong discussed the matter with Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Ekniti Nitithanprapas during a mission in China.
•Minister Prasert Chantararuangthong will bring the matter to the Cabinet meeting on July 21 to discuss adjusting criteria for assistance.
•The Department of Learning Encouragement (DOLE) has a total of 200,000 students.
•The Ministry of Education is currently verifying the exact number of students who have resigned.
•Minister Prasert Chantararuangthong requested that students who resigned return to the system to prevent them from falling out of education.
•The Ministry of Education has prepared information to clarify the issue during the Cabinet meeting.

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Prasert Chantararuangthong(ประเสริฐ จันทรรวงทอง)ℹ️

Minister of Education.

Anutin Charnvirakul(อนุทิน ชาญวีรกูล)ℹ️

The Prime Minister.

Ekniti Nitithanprapas(เอกนิติ นิติทัณฑ์ประภาส)ℹ️

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance.

Cabinet(ครม.)

The government body where the amendment to welfare criteria will be proposed.

Department of Learning Encouragement(กรมส่งเสริมการเรียนรู้)

An agency under the Ministry of Education with 200,000 students.

Ministry of Education(กระทรวงศึกษาธิการ)ℹ️

The ministry managing student data and proposing changes to the Cabinet.

State Welfare Card(บัตรสวัสดิการแห่งรัฐ)

A government welfare program whose criteria are being reviewed to prevent students from resigning to gain eligibility.

Government House(ทำเนียบรัฐบาล)ℹ️

The location where Minister Prasert Chantararuangthong gave an interview.

China(ประเทศจีน)ℹ️

The country where Minister Prasert Chantararuangthong previously discussed the issue with other officials.