Bangkok, April 1 – The treasury revealed that the first day of smooth use of state welfare rights, half a day, exceeded 500 million baht, most of which were spent on purchasing consumer goods from Blue Flag stores.

Mr. Krisada Chinawicharana, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Finance Visited the area to follow up on the exercise of rights under the 2022 State Welfare Registration Project on the first day at Minburi Market on April 1, 2023, revealed that the exercising of rights under the State Welfare Registration Project 2023 through the ID card in The first day, Saturday, April 1, 2023, for 12.565 million people who passed the criteria went smoothly. The value of exercise on the first day at 12:00 noon was more than 519.52 million baht from more than 1.9 million users, most of which were exercised in the amount of money to buy necessary consumer goods from low-cost flag stores for economic development. Local (Fah Flag Shop)

Spokesperson of the Ministry of Finance added that Because it is the first time for people to exercise their welfare rights of the state. through identity card to purchase essential consumer goods, cooking gas, and travel expenses via public transport In addition, it is a holiday on Saturday-Sunday. Ministry of Finance by the Comptroller General's Department has opened the service for the Customer Relations Center of the State Welfare Card (Call Center) during April 1-2, 2023 to facilitate the public. In case the eligible person has any questions, they can contact the Call Center at 02 109 2345.

For operators of Blue Flag stores and other stores as specified by the Ministry of Commerce Please prepare the electronic payment accepting device (EDC) and update the "Thung Ngern" application to the current version (version) to support the payment of goods and services via the ID card of the eligible person. the Which can be done as follows

Blue Flag stores and other stores as specified by the Ministry of Commerce that accept payment for goods and services. Through EDC devices, the system can be updated to the current version from March 20, 2023 onwards.

Blue Flag stores and other stores as specified by the Ministry of Commerce that accept payment for goods and services. Through the "Thung Ngern" application, the system can be updated to the current version from March 31, 2023 at 9:00 p.m. onwards.

However, if Blue Flag stores and other stores as specified by the Ministry of Commerce Found a problem in updating the system to the current version, including if you have any questions or would like to ask for more information. You can contact the Merchant Call Center at 02 111 1111 press 2, available 24 hours a day.

People can follow news and project details. More on the website https:// state welfare card.mof.go.th or https://welfare.mof.go.th . – Thai News Agency

Source: Thai News Agency