รัฐบาลไทย-ข่าวทำเนียบรัฐบาล-PM commends progress of poverty eradication and sustainable development of the people of all ages according to Sufficiency Economy Philosophy
วันอังคารที่ 12 กรกฎาคม 2565
PM commends progress of poverty eradication and sustainable development of the people of all ages according to Sufficiency Economy Philosophy
PM commends progress of poverty eradication and sustainable development of the people of all ages according to Sufficiency Economy Philosophy
July 12, 2022, at 08.45 hrs, at Santi Maitri Building, Government House, prior to the cabinet meeting, Government Spokesperson Thanakorn Wangboonkongchana disclosed that Prime Minister and Defense Minister Gen. Prayut Chan-o-cha was presented with an exhibition on “Poverty Eradication and Sustainable Development of People of All Ages under Sufficiency Economy Philosophy” by Center for Poverty Eradication and Sustainable Development of People of All Ages under Sufficiency Economy Philosophy. Also attending were Minister of Interior Gen. Anupong Paojinda, Deputy Minister of Interior Niphon Bunyamanee, Prime Minister’s Secretary General Distat Hotrakitya, Permanent Secretary to Ministry of Interior, Director-General of Department of Community Development, executives of Ministry of Interior and concerned officials.
The Prime Minister acknowledged accomplishments and activities of 5 provinces (Trat, Phetchabun, Phan-nga, Surat Thani, and Amnat Charoen) regarding mobilization of poverty eradication and sustainable development of the people of all ages according to Sufficiency Economy Philosophy in 5 dimensions, namely, 1) healthcare dimension: proactive health promotion, provision of exercise and fitness equipment and knowledge on medicinal use, etc.; 2) living dimension: promotion of house hygiene, landscape improvement, housing restoration, and water source development, etc.; 3) education dimension: promotion of non-formal and informal education, short-term labor skill development, promotion of online education, scholarship provision, etc.; 4) income dimension: support for post-harvesting season cultivation, provision of seedlings and livestock, building ponds for agricultural use, etc.; and 5) access to public service dimension: pension for the elderlies and people with disabilities, monthly subsidies for consumption products, etc.
The Prime Minister took the occasion to emphasize the Government’s priority on mobilization of poverty eradication and sustainable development of the people of all ages according to Sufficiency Economy Philosophy to precisely solve poverty problem at the household level. All provinces are instructed to use “Thai People Map and Analytics Platform (TPMAP)”, a data analytics tool aiming at precision poverty alleviation and improving quality of life for Thai citizens, while all concerned sectors have been engaged in this endeavor to ensure that the Thai people are survived, safe, sufficient, and sustainable.
Target population under TPMAP accounts for 1,028,019 people, and 652,344 households across the country (healthcare dimension: 149,137 households, living dimension: 146,400 households, education dimension: 153,050 households, income dimension: 320,615 households, and access to public service dimension: 2,283 households.)
The Prime Minister was also handed over with the financial support of 16,600,000 Baht from the Government Lottery Office for a housing project to commemorate GLO’s 83rd anniversary. Under the project, 83 houses will be built and given to poor households.