Ten million farmers to benefit as Bt5,000 handout starts tomorrow

[webfact]

Ten million farmers to benefit as Bt5,000 handout starts tomorrow

By THE NATION

 

 

Disbursement of government cash handouts to farmers affected by the Covid-19 situation will begin on Friday (May 15).

 

The Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC) expects to transfer the money to 1 million approved households per day, Agriculture and Cooperatives Minister Chalermchai Sri-on said on Wednesday.

 

The ministry’s cash handout programme aims to provide farmers Bt15,000 per household, to be paid in three monthly instalments. The scheme expects to cover a maximum of 10 million households with a budget of Bt150 billion. The campaign is similar to the Ministry of Finance’s cash handout campaign -- also known as "Rao Mai Thing Gun" (We do not leave anyone behind) -- to self-employed people affected by the Covid-19 outbreak.

 

“Farmers who had previously registered with the ministry can check their approval status at www.เยียวยาเกษตรกร.com [Help the farmers],” said Chalermchai. “In case the approved registrants do not have a BAAC account, they can also choose to receive money via their account in other banks through the website. Please make sure to input the correct ID card number, telephone number and the bank account number.”

 

Chalermchai added that the Office of Agricultural Economics had already transferred the first instalment amounting to Bt25 billion to the BAAC on Wednesday (May 13), while the next batch will be transferred on May 20. “The BAAC will receive Bt25 billion every week six times, therefore the disbursement to farmers at 1 million households per day should be continuous with no problem,” he added.

 

“The ministry has also coordinated with the Ministry of Finance to make sure that approved applicants are not overlapping with those already approved for handouts in the Rao Mai Thing Gun scheme,” Chalermchai said.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30387822

 

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[dinsdale]

Just now, webfact said:

The ministry’s cash handout programme aims to provide farmers Bt15,000 per household, to be paid in three monthly instalments. The scheme expects to cover a maximum of 10 million households with a budget of Bt150 billion. The campaign is similar to the Ministry of Finance’s cash handout campaign -- also known as "Rao Mai Thing Gun" (We do not leave anyone behind) -- to self-employed people affected by the Covid-19 outbreak.

And there you have it. Sure to be smooth as silk. 10,000,000 will become 5,000,000 will become 1,000,000 will become .... or am I being just a tad too cynical.

[worgeordie]

The Government has money flying out the door,any problem

throw money at it,I suspect more going out than coming in.

When Thaksin did the same thing it was called populist

policies and vote buying.

 

Regards Worgeordie

Edited May 14, 2020 by worgeordie

[smedly]

1 minute ago, dinsdale said:

And there you have it. Sure to be smooth as silk. 10,000,000 will become 5,000,000 will become 1,000,000 will become .... or am I being just a tad too cynical.

no one will ever know the numbers that actually got money, they can go on media and quote this and that - there is no way to verify anything they say or claim, according to the two ministries there are now over 24 million people getting this handout for the next 3 months 

 

I just don't believe 

[steven100]

Great to hear good news by the government helping the farmers and the poor.

A good job done by Khun Prayut Chan O Cha and his government in a time of crisis, this along with the announcement that village officials will submit names of families that are poor and require food and cash assistance from the government. They are responding as needed and lets hope it keeps up.

 

[dinsdale]

13 minutes ago, steven100 said:

Great to hear good news by the government helping the farmers and the poor.

A good job done by Khun Prayut Chan O Cha and his government in a time of crisis, this along with the announcement that village officials will submit names of families that are poor and require food and cash assistance from the government. They are responding as needed and lets hope it keeps up.

 

Absolutely right. This is how it goes. Pay 'village official' or Poo Yai Ban to nominate you. Get money. Pay  again. Now I really am being too cynical, aren't I?

[rickudon]

I presume most landowners are 'farmers'. So everyone in government qualifies as well?