The cabinet instructed the Finance Ministry today to review the second phase of the digital wallet scheme, under which about four million people over 60 would have received a 10,000 baht cash benefit next January.
Deputy Finance Minister Julapun Amornvivat said today that Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra asked the Finance Ministry to study the legal aspects of the scheme in more detail and to resubmit its findings to the cabinet for consideration.
He offered an assurance, however, that the cash will be distributed within January.
Meanwhile, the cabinet approved the Agriculture Ministry’s proposal to provide a subsidy to farmers for the management and development of the quality of rice, amounting to 1,000 baht for each 0.16 hectares of farmland, but not exceeding 1.6 hectares.
Only rice farmers who have already registered with the Agricultural Extension Department will be entitled to the subsidy, which will be payable within ten days.
Farmers can check their status by logging onto: https://efarmer.doae.go.th/check
