Transport Ministry eases old vehicle rules for welfare card rights

Khaosod•Economy•20d ago

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The Ministry of Transport is relaxing vehicle ownership criteria for state welfare card applicants by automating exemptions for older vehicles.

•The Department of Land Transport is automating exemptions for cars over 20 years old and motorcycles over 15 years old.
•Data integration will be sent to the Ministry of Finance by August 2026.
•Approximately 2-3 million people who were previously disqualified are expected to regain state welfare card rights.

•The Department of Land Transport is adjusting the system to automatically exempt vehicles older than 20 years for cars and 15 years for motorcycles from ownership checks for state welfare card eligibility.
•The automated exemption system covers over 1 million cases.
•A One Stop Service system connecting district offices and land transport offices is already operational in some areas.
•The Department of Land Transport plans to integrate and send all data to the Ministry of Finance by August 2026.
•Approximately 200,000 people filed appeals at land transport offices following a previous Cabinet meeting.
•It is expected that 2-3 million people previously stripped of their rights will now qualify for the state welfare card.
•The Ministry of Interior is coordinating with Kamnans and village headmen to collect data and provide home services for the elderly and disabled per the Prime Minister's order.
•Siriphong Angkasakulkiat stated that the department will urgently investigate and process rights for citizens who file complaints through the department or other channels.

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Department of Land Transport(กรมการขนส่งทางบก)

The agency relaxing vehicle ownership criteria and integrating data for welfare card eligibility.

Ministry of Transport(กระทรวงคมนาคม)ℹ️

The ministry overseeing the unlocking of old vehicle criteria for welfare card recipients.

Ministry of Finance(กระทรวงการคลัง)ℹ️

The ministry that will receive integrated data to consider registration rights.

Cabinet(คณะรัฐมนตรี)

The government body whose previous meeting led to an increase in citizens filing appeals.

Ministry of Interior(กระทรวงมหาดไทย)ℹ️

The ministry coordinating with local officials to assist elderly and disabled citizens in gathering data.

Siriphong Angkasakulkiat(สิริพงศ์ อังคสกุลเกียรติ)

Deputy Minister of Transport who revealed the progress of the vehicle ownership criteria relaxation.

State Welfare Card(บัตรสวัสดิการแห่งรัฐ)

The government welfare program whose eligibility is being expanded via relaxed vehicle criteria.