Welfare Card eligibility checks and public reactions

Matichon•Society•7d ago

Reader Briefing

Citizens queued at banks on October 1, 2026, to verify eligibility for the state welfare card and the Thai Chuay Thai Plus project.

•Many people gathered at Krungthai Bank, Maha Sarakham Provincial Hall branch, on October 1, 2026.
•Some citizens failed the state welfare card eligibility due to incorrect birth dates or existing life insurance.
•Eligible recipients in Nakhon Ratchasima expressed gratitude to the government and Anutin for the financial aid.

•On October 1, 2026, at 11:00 AM, people queued at the Krungthai Bank Maha Sarakham Provincial Hall branch to check eligibility.
•Chawi Phaphinit assisted her husband in verifying eligibility for the Pracharat Card after a previous failure due to an incorrect date of birth.
•Manoon Chanchai did not receive the state welfare card because he was not registered and had incomplete birth information.
•Manoon Chanchai sought to join the Thai Chuay Thai Plus (60/40) project after failing the state welfare card criteria.
•Lamul Thanatkha from Nakhon Ratchasima thanked the government and Anutin for the welfare card assistance used for daily necessities.
•Chamnian Prangboran did not receive the state welfare card because bank officials stated she did not meet criteria due to having debts.
•Chamnian Prangboran must collect old items for sale to survive because her daily income is uncertain and insufficient for food.

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Lamul Thanatkha

"I feel very happy because the assistance money received can be used to buy daily necessities."

ตนรู้สึกดีใจเป็นอย่างมาก เพราะเงินช่วยเหลือที่ได้รับ สามารถจะนำไปใช้ซื้อสิ่งของจำเป็นในชีวิตประจำวันได้

Chamnian Prangboran

"When not receiving the right in this round, I have to work for hire and collect old items to sell to earn income."

เมื่อไม่ได้รับสิทธิในรอบนี้ ก็ต้องไปรับจ้างและเก็บของเก่าขาย พยายามหารายได้เข้ามา

Krungthai Bank(ธนาคารกรุงไทย)ℹ️

The bank where citizens gathered to verify their welfare rights and identity.

Maha Sarakham Province(จังหวัดมหาสารคาม)ℹ️

The location where citizens queued at the provincial hall branch of Krungthai Bank.

Nakhon Ratchasima Province(จังหวัดนครราชสีมา)ℹ️

The location where reporters interviewed low-income recipients and non-recipients.

Thai Chuay Thai Plus (60/40) Project(โครงการไทยช่วยไทยพลัส (60/40))

A project that people who failed the state welfare card criteria sought to join.

Pracharat Card(บัตรประชารัฐ)

A government welfare card used by Chawi Phaphinit and her husband.

State Welfare Card(บัตรสวัสดิการแห่งรัฐ)

A government assistance program for low-income citizens.

Chawi Phaphinit(ฉวี ภาพินิจ)

A 72-year-old resident of Ban Nong Seng, Maha Sarakham, who helped her husband check his welfare rights.

Manoon Chanchai(มนูญ ชาญชัย)

A 67-year-old resident of Ban Tiu, Maha Sarakham, who did not pass the state welfare card criteria.

Lamul Thanatkha(ละมุล ถนัดค้า)

A 65-year-old resident of Nakhon Ratchasima who received state welfare card rights.

Anutin(นายกอนุทิน)ℹ️

A government figure thanked by Lamul Thanatkha for the assistance project.

Chamnian Prangboran(จำเนียร ปรางโบราณ)

A 59-year-old resident of Nakhon Ratchasima who did not receive the state welfare card due to debt.