Suksomruay drives Village Fund policies in Phen, Udon Thani

MGR Online•Politics•2d ago

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Minister Suksomruay Wantaneeyakul visited Phen District in Udon Thani to implement Village Fund policies and announce government financial aid programs.

•Suksomruay Wantaneeyakul visited the Wutthathikun Auditorium in Phen District, Udon Thani on August 24.
•The government approved over 4,400 million baht for the Thai Chuay Thai project to reduce loan interest for over 63,125 village funds nationwide.
•A budget of 3,400 million baht from 2012 is allocated to increase funds by 1 million baht per village fund, to be completed by 2026.
•The SML Plus project has seen approval for 349 funds with a budget of over 99,500,000 baht, with another 1,241 funds pending board approval.

Overview

•On August 24, Suksomruay Wantaneeyakul visited the Wutthathikun Auditorium in Phen District, Udon Thani.
•Suksomruay Wantaneeyakul delivered operational policies for village funds and was welcomed by Jakraphan Chanthraphum and government officials.
•The Thai Chuay Thai project has a budget of over 4,400 million baht to assist over 63,125 village funds across the country.
•In Phen District, 12 village funds have submitted documents for the Thai Chuay Thai project, while 153 funds are in the process of preparing documents.
•Suksomruay Wantaneeyakul stated that the increase of 1 million baht per village fund for lagging or red-zone funds must be completed by 2026.
•The SML Plus project board approved 349 funds with a budget of over 99,500,000 baht, and an additional 1,241 funds with a budget of over 329 million baht are awaiting the second board round.
•Suksomruay Wantaneeyakul announced a government measure to charge 3 baht per unit for the first 200 units of electricity and the removal of road lighting costs from citizen electricity bills.
•Phen District has a total of 165 village funds, with 163 funds registered as legal entities and nearly 400 million baht in circulation.

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Key Entities

Person

Suksomruay Wantaneeyakul(สุขสมรวย วันทนียกุล)

Minister attached to the Prime Minister's Office and Chairperson of the National Village and Urban Community Fund Committee.

Jakraphan Chanthraphum(จักรพันธ์ จันทรภูมิ)

Deputy Governor of Udon Thani Province.

Place

Phen District(อำเภอเพ็ญ)ℹ️

A district in Udon Thani Province where the policy delivery took place.

Udon Thani Province(จังหวัดอุดรธานี)ℹ️

The province where Phen District is located.

Wutthathikun Auditorium(หอประชุมวุฒาธิคุณ)

The venue located at the Phen District Office where the meeting took place.

Organization

National Village and Urban Community Fund(กองทุนหมู่บ้านและชุมชนเมืองแห่งชาติ)

The national fund system for which policies were delivered in Phen District.

STB(สทบ.)

The agency responsible for processing fund applications and providing guidance to village funds.

KTB(กทบ.)

The body implementing the Thai Chuay Thai and fund increase projects.

Policy

Thai Chuay Thai Project(ไทยช่วยไทย เพิ่มทุน ดอกเบี้ยคนละครึ่ง)

A government project with a budget of over 4,400 million baht to reduce loan interest for village fund members.

SML Plus(SML พลัส)

A project providing budget approvals for specific village funds, including 349 approved funds and 1,241 pending funds.