Three Ministries Clarify Welfare Card Appeals and Criteria

MGR Online•Politics•21h ago

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Three Thai ministries are coordinating to facilitate welfare card appeals and propose adjusted eligibility criteria regarding vehicle ownership.

•Ministry of Interior will open district offices as one-stop services for welfare card appeals.
•A proposal will be made to the Cabinet to extend the appeal period until September 20.
•Approximately 40% of the 2.9 million appeal requests are related to vehicle ownership criteria.
•The Ministry of Finance will propose the Thai Chuay Thai 60/40 project to the Cabinet on July 21 for 6 million people who did not receive rights.

•Ministry of Interior and Ministry of Social Development and Human Security surveyed areas to verify the low-income status of citizens.
•Ministry of Interior will provide one-stop services at district offices and use village headmen to assist citizens unable to travel for appeals.
•Ministry of Interior plans to propose a Cabinet extension for the appeal period until September 20.
•Ministry of Finance reports that over 40% of 2.9 million appeal requests are due to vehicle ownership criteria.
•Ministry of Finance notes that Ministry of Transport has limitations regarding 'floating transfers' where names remain in the registry despite ownership changes.
•Ministry of Finance will submit the vehicle ownership and student criteria issues to the Pracharath Welfare Committee for consideration to ensure rights are received by October 1.
•Ministry of Finance will propose the Thai Chuay Thai 60/40 project to the Cabinet on July 21 for 6 million people who did not receive rights.
•The registration process identified 2.3 million people who had never previously received rights or registered, with 800,000 assisted by the Ministry of Interior.

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Ministry of Interior(กระทรวงมหาดไทย)ℹ️

The ministry responsible for opening district one-stop services and surveying citizens for welfare card appeals.

Ministry of Transport(กระทรวงคมนาคม)ℹ️

The ministry responsible for verifying vehicle ownership data.

Ministry of Finance(กระทรวงการคลัง)ℹ️

The ministry responsible for screening welfare eligibility and proposing the Thai Chuay Thai 60/40 project.

Cabinet(คณะรัฐมนตรี)

The body to which proposals for appeal extensions and the Thai Chuay Thai project are submitted.

Ministry of Social Development and Human Security(กระทรวงการพัฒนาสังคมและความมั่นคงของมนุษย์)ℹ️

The ministry that collaborated with the Ministry of Interior to survey low-income citizens.

Pracharath Welfare Committee for Grassroots Economy(คณะกรรมการประชารัฐสวัสดิการเพื่อเศรษฐกิจฐานราก)

The committee that will consider adjusting criteria for vehicle ownership and students.

Pholpee Suwannachavee(พลพีร์ สุวรรณฉวี)

Deputy Minister of Interior who announced the appeal process for the 2026 state welfare card.

Winich Wisetsuwannaphum(วินิจ วิเศษสุวรรณภูมิ)

Director of the Fiscal Policy Office and spokesperson for the Ministry of Finance.

State Welfare Card 2026(บัตรสวัสดิการแห่งรัฐ 2569)

The government welfare program for which citizens are currently appealing eligibility.

Thai Chuay Thai 60/40(ไทยช่วยไทย 60/40)

A project proposed by the Ministry of Finance for 6 million people who did not receive state welfare rights.

Government House(ทำเนียบรัฐบาล)ℹ️

The location where the press conference on July 20 took place.