PUBLISHED: 27 Jan 2025 at 04: 50
Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra kicks off the battle on Monday, with the second phase of the 10,000-baht cash handout plan. About three million people over the age of 60 may be eligible for the money, according to Deputy Finance Minister Julapun Amornvivat on Sunday.
He claimed that those who had already used the Tang Rath app to sign up for the program will receive the funds using the PromptPay company. The 3 million recipients must reference their PromptPay to their federal ID cards in order to get the 10, 000 baht, he said.
They may have debris in all accounts under 500 000 ringgit and a monthly income of less than 840 000 ringgit. He claimed that only vulnerable groups that received funding during the first step are excluded.
The Comptroller General’s Department has made it clear that those who are eligible for this round you wait to receive the cash in the following three shells: on February 28, March 28, and April 28. At least three days before the cash will be transferred, he said, they may link their Key card number to the PromptPay services.
According to him, 33, 767 state security cardholders did not receive the money during the Stage 1 funds handout because they had failed to link their ID to the PromptPay support, their bank accounts was linked to the PromptPay service being temporarily suspended or closed, and they had also provided inappropriate account numbers. He cautioned those who are ready for funds to avoid making the same mistakes again.
The state will host the launch plan on Monday, according to government official Jirayu Houngsub, with Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra “pressing the key” to begin the second phase.
She may also conduct a video call to some recipients to thank them and subscribe to feedback. ” In the meantime, the authorities may gather information on any the difficulties in the registration procedure, such as with some people having no smartphone”, said Mr Jirayu.
The digital wallet program will go through a program test next month, according to Mr. Julapun, in order to get ready for the scheme’s second phase. He stated that between March and April, the next phase of the program will distribute money to registered 16-59-year-olds through the digital wallet application.
” The development of the digital bag has a lot of progress. The program itself is available for testing in February-March”, he said.