Suksomruay announces grassroots economy measures in Kalasin

Khaosod•Politics•5d ago

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Minister Suksomruay Wantaneeyakul visited Kalasin on August 21, 2026, to implement policies and deliver three key support measures for village funds.

•Minister Suksomruay Wantaneeyakul visited the Nong Bua Chot Dong Ling Witthaya School assembly hall in Kamala Sai District, Kalasin Province on August 21, 2026.
•The visit focused on monitoring and delivering policies for village and urban community funds.
•Three primary news items were announced: the Thai Chuay Thai fund, the second million-baht fund for lagging funds, and the SML Plus project.
•Government measures to reduce electricity costs for the first 200 units were also highlighted.

Overview

•On August 21, 2026, Minister Suksomruay Wantaneeyakul led a delegation to visit the Nong Bua Chot Dong Ling Witthaya School assembly hall in Kamala Sai District, Kalasin Province.
•Governor Suwan Thonphet disclosed that Kalasin Province has 1,609 village and urban community funds across 18 districts and 135 sub-districts.
•The Thai government approved over 4,400 million baht for the Thai Chuay Thai fund to reduce loan interest burdens for over 63,125 village funds nationwide.
•In Kamala Sai District, 30 village funds have submitted requests for the Thai Chuay Thai fund, while 81 funds have yet to do so.
•The government plans to use 3,400 million baht from the 2012 pending budget to provide 1 million baht each to 'red funds' or lagging village funds by the end of 2026.
•All 111 village funds in Kamala Sai District have already received the second million-baht fund.
•The SML Plus project has seen 349 funds approved with over 99.5 million baht, with another 1,241 funds totaling over 329 million baht recently approved by a subcommittee.
•Minister Suksomruay Wantaneeyakul stated the government has a measure to set electricity rates at 3 baht per unit for the first 200 units to reduce the cost of living.

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Key Entities

Person

Suksomruay Wantaneeyakul(สุขสมรวย วันทนียกุล)

Minister attached to the Prime Minister's Office who led the visit to Kalasin.

Bunyapha Nachaiwiang Punnanittha(บุญญาภา นาชัยเวียง ปุณณนิฎฐา)

Member of Parliament for Kalasin Constituency 5.

Komkay Udonphim(คมคาย อุดรพิมพ์)

Member of Parliament for Maha Sarakham Constituency 6.

Yaninat Khemnak(ญานีนาถ เข็มนาค)

Member of Parliament for Amnat Charoen Constituency 2.

Warayut Jong-aksorn(วรายุทธ จงอักษร)

Member of Parliament for Yasothon Constituency 2.

Chukiat Jeenaphak(ชูเกียรติ จีนาภักดิ์)

Member of Parliament for Kanchanaburi Constituency 2.

Suwan Thonphet(สุวรรธณ์ เข็มธนเพ็ชร)

Governor of Kalasin Province.

Santi Jatuphan(สันติ จัตุพันธ์)

Provincial Deputy Governor.

Waewta Narathad(แววตา นระทัด)

District Chief of Kamala Sai.

Anutin Charnvirakul(อนุทิน ชาญวีรกูล)ℹ️

The Prime Minister.

Organization

National Village and Urban Community Fund Office(สำนักงานกองทุนหมู่บ้านและชุมชนเมืองแห่งชาติ)

The organization (STB) responsible for delivering the three positive news items.

STB(สทบ.)

Abbreviation for the National Village and Urban Community Fund Office.

Place

Kalasin(กาฬสินธุ์)ℹ️

The province visited by the Minister.

Kamala Sai(กมลาไสย)

The district in Kalasin Province where the meeting took place.

Nong Bua Chot Dong Ling Witthaya School(โรงเรียนหนองบัวโจดดงลิงวิทยา)

The location of the assembly hall used for the visit.

Policy

Thai Chuay Thai(ไทยช่วยไทย)

A fund to reduce loan interest burdens for village fund members.

SML Plus(SML พลัส)

A project providing funds to approved village funds.