Prasert to seek Cabinet change to welfare card rules for SLE students

Thairath•Politics•12h ago

Reader Briefing

Education Minister Prasert Jantararuangtong will propose adjustments to state welfare card criteria to the Cabinet to prevent students from dropping out of the Department of Learning Encouragement.

•Minister Prasert Jantararuangtong discussed the issue of students resigning from the Department of Learning Encouragement to receive state welfare benefits.
•The proposal to adjust the criteria will be presented to the Cabinet on July 21, 2026.
•The Department of Learning Encouragement has a total of 200,000 students.
•Minister Prasert Jantararuangton has previously discussed this matter with the Prime Minister and Minister Ekniti Nitithanprapas in China.

Overview

•On July 21, 2026, at 09:20, Prasert Jantararuangtong spoke at Government House before a Cabinet meeting.
•Some students from the Department of Learning Encouragement resigned from their studies to obtain the State Welfare Card.
•Prasert Jantararuangtong is preparing to brief the Cabinet on adjusting criteria to assist these students.
•Prasert Jantararuangtong urged students who had previously resigned to return to the education system.
•The Department of Learning Encouragement has a total population of 200,000 students.
•The Ministry of Education is currently verifying the exact number of students who have resigned.
•Prasert Jantararuangtong stated that the Ministry of Education must protect rights to ensure no one drops out of the education system.
•Prasert Jantararuangtong will present detailed information to the Cabinet during the meeting on July 21, 2026.

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Key Entities

Person

Prasert Jantararuangtong(ประเสริฐ จันทรรวงทอง)ℹ️

Minister of Education who is proposing adjustments to welfare card criteria.

Ekniti Nitithanprapas(เอกนิติ นิติทัณฑ์ประภาส)ℹ️

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance.

Organization

Cabinet(ครม.)

The government body where the proposal to adjust welfare card criteria will be discussed.

Ministry of Education(กระทรวงศึกษาธิการ)ℹ️

The ministry responsible for protecting the rights of students to remain in the education system.

Department of Learning Encouragement(กรมส่งเสริมการเรียนรู้)

An organization with 200,000 students whose members have been resigning to claim welfare benefits.

Ministry of Finance(กระทรวงการคลัง)ℹ️

The ministry led by Ekniti Nitithanprapas.

Policy

State Welfare Card(บัตรสวัสดิการแห่งรัฐ)

A state benefit program whose eligibility criteria are being reviewed to prevent student resignations.

Place

Government House(ทำเนียบรัฐบาล)ℹ️

The location where Prasert Jantararuangtong gave his statement on July 21, 2026.

China(ประเทศจีน)ℹ️

The country where Prasert Jantararuangtong and Ekniti Nitithanprapas previously discussed the student issue.