Warong urges the government to restore rights to the original poor unconditionally, criticizing the 300 baht cash handout process as complicated and causing public frustration. He calls for an investigation into the disappearance of 140 billion baht in 1,000-baht banknotes from the system amid fears of corruption involvement. The tags are [government policy, welfare, poverty, corruption, cash handout, investigation]
10 Aug 2026 GMT+7 Dr. Warong Dechkitvikrom Dr. Warong Dechkitvikrom, party-list Member of Parliament and leader of the Thai Pakdee Party, spoke at the Parliament building urging the government to review its low-income assistance policy, highlighting the case where the government allowed review or appeals of rights. “State Welfare Card” or the Poor Card which is scheduled to end by this September, after more than 9.3 million people had their rights cut.
Dr. Warong added that although the government claims it has opened opportunities for those cut off to appeal and provided complaint channels through five bank branches and field officers, in reality, many people, especially the elderly, cannot use the applications. Traveling to complaint points is difficult, inconvenient, and time-consuming. Some have spent half a day traveling and even fainted or died, as reported in the news.
. Regarding the approximately 5 million people who did not appeal, Dr. Warong said this does not mean their financial situation improved, but rather that they were frustrated and burdened by the complicated procedures and rules created by the government. They chose to forgo the 300 baht monthly aid even though they remain in poverty. He calls on the government to restore rights to all original poor groups unconditionally without complicated requirements.
Furthermore, Dr. Warong questioned the government's budget efficiency and spending on various projects, raising concerns about the lack of transparency in the TH-AI Passport project, where payment terms changed from lump-sum to monthly without a new bidding process. He also urged the government and relevant agencies to urgently investigate the disappearance of over 140 billion baht in 1,000-baht banknotes from the banking system, fearing possible corruption.