The cabinet has approved 18.8 million low-income individuals for eligibility screening for the state welfare card programme.
Speaking after yesterday's cabinet meeting, Vinit Visessuvanapoom, director-general of the Fiscal Policy Office and spokesperson for the Finance Ministry, said the cabinet approved the inclusion of 12.7 million existing welfare cardholders who completed the rights confirmation process, and 1.05 million people who were missed in previous surveys conducted by the Interior and Social Development and Human Security ministries, as well as 5.04 million additional people identified through a new survey conducted by the Interior Ministry.
