PUBLISHED: 5 May 2024 at 18: 01
MAHA SARAKHAM: The state is stepping up efforts to address the country’s casual debt, drought and cocaine issues, Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said in Maha Sarakham’s Phayakkhaphum Phisai neighborhood on Sunday.
At a party’s coordination center’s event in the northern province, the prime minister, who was wearing a red shirt, addressed Pheu Thai supporters on stage.
He assured them that the guaranteed third quarter of the government’s online budget handout program would be implemented.
He claimed that low-income people still face a significant issue with casual loan.
” The government has previously held a meeting]to seek answers ]”, he said. ” Anyone who has a debt problem has been urged to seek help from regional authorities under the president’s debt negotiation programme”, he said.
According to the Interior Ministry, 153, 400 people signed up to the president’s debt settlement program between Dec 1 to Feb 29, with payments totalling about 12 billion ringgit.
As of March 29, the Department of Provincial Administration said 41, 686 had entered the bill renewal operation, while 25, 408 had previously settled their debt with lenders.
He continued, claiming that substance abuse has been caused by debts issues.
The government has recognized the extent of the drug issue. He claimed that we have seized drug-related goods and increased border security to stop smuggling.
The PM claimed that there are numerous drug users in nearby villages who need treatment for addiction and should be treated differently from pirates.
He said,” I’ve given security organizations, the public health department, and the justice department instructions to address the issue and promote their social reintegration.”
According to Mr. Srettha, the rainfall has also had an impact on local producers and the agricultural industry, and he has requested that the Interior Ministry and the Agriculture and Cooperatives Ministry make sure there are enough water supplies for the farmers who have been affected by the drought.
” These three issues — casual debts, drought and drug — are national interests. The primary minister reassured the public that all work would be made quickly.