PM Prayut stresses necessity of village funds

[webfact]

PM stresses necessity of village funds

 

 

BANGKOK, 23rd April 2018 (NNT) – Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha commented this weekend that village and urban community funds have improved the livelihoods of Thai people in all corners of the country. 

In his national televised address, the prime minister said the government has allocated 2 billion baht to fund projects for the development of Thai communities. Each village will receive a maximum of 300,000 baht to continue their existing projects, most of which aim to create jobs, generate income, improve the welfare system, and further the skills of local people. 

He also called on local governments and the private sector to follow the Thai Niyom Yang Yuen initiative and the civil state approach, aka Pracharat, in a bid to empower local communities. 

The concept of village funds was introduced as part of the Village and Urban Community Fund Act which was enacted in 2004.

 

-- nnt 2018-04-23

[JAG]

I don't know, sounds a bit "populist" to me...

[YetAnother]

3 minutes ago, webfact said:

Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha commented this weekend that village and urban community funds have improved the livelihoods of Thai people in all corners of the country. 

garbage; how can this guy, exhibiting great space between his ears, claim credit for a program that is not yet fully off the ground and has not shown any tangible results ? he is way off the plot

[stephen tracy]

I thought the man-child just banned populist policies? Now he's saying they're necessary?

[Cadbury]

Just love the background photo of the new super highway running beside the blue waters of the nearby lake. Just more dreams and talk. Nothing will happen; it never does. 

Thai Niyom is just a 100 billion dollar PR stunt and waste of money to try to improve the waning popularity of the PM.

As with anything like this much of the money will disappear into pockets and purses of civil servants before it gets anywhere improving the welfare of local people. Those destitute and poor country folk who had their funds stolen from them will attest to that.

Edited April 22, 2018 by Cadbury

[George Bowman]

Our village was told the amount was B200,000. And this money can not be used for any infrastructure work like road repair or improving the water system. It was explained that this money is to be used for projects to help people make money. The villagers are still scratching their heads, but the Bamboo Grapevine is saying that someone will make money.

Edited April 22, 2018 by missoura

[coulson]

However a future elected government is prohibited from initiating such a scheme. 

 

Practice/ preach etc. etc.

[Samui Bodoh]

32 minutes ago, webfact said:

PM stresses necessity of village funds

 

I suspect that Prayut stresses the necessity for village funds as he believes that he can't get enough votes to rig an election without them.

 

I hope Thais smile nicely, take the money, then vote their conscience.

 

[colinneil]

Just more BS, look at me giving all you peasants money, i am such a lovable man.

 

[neeray]

_{300,000 baht. Not exactly a windfall. But additional money. How about supplying some ideas too for "make work" projects. Show some leadership skills and give some examples of employment initiative. And maybe ask for some results to share. This would show leadership.}

[Cadbury]

41 minutes ago, missoura said:

Our village was told the amount was B200,000. And this money can not be used for any infrastructure work like road repair or improving the water system. It was explained that this money is to be used for projects to help people make money. The villagers are still scratching their heads, but the Bamboo Grapevine is saying that someone will make money.

Only 200,000 baht and not the 300,000 as promised. See, 100,000 has been skimmed off already. Multiply that by all the villages and millions gone before anything even starts.

[mok199]

feel the love...

[fullcave]

Everybody has to eat. "Projects" provide the primary income to local politicians whether useful or not. They are always looking for a new project. 

[Cadbury]

6 minutes ago, Cadbury said:

The villagers are still scratching their heads, but the Bamboo Grapevine is saying that someone will make money.

Certainly agree with you there. The village leader (Thai Niyom funds distributor) wouldn't be the one the Bamboo Grapevine is referring to I suppose?

The small Isaan village I am familiar with east of Nong Khai I fondly refer to "Hammock City". The only people who make any money in the town is the family of the village leader who own the local store. The rest of the working people, mostly women, scratch out a living working on farms or raising a few pigs and chickens and the like. And spend their other time feeding the lazy monks at the village temple.

 

[mikebell]

Another opportunity to skim from the poor.

[harada]

Break out the earplugs, I can sense another song coming on.

[peperobi]

I really think that Mr. Gen PM Prayut don't know the value of money, what the hell you want to do with 300,000 Baht?

[neeray]

28 minutes ago, mikebell said:

Another opportunity to skim from the poor.

With the one village reporting only 200,000 of 300,000 being received, that could mean a 2/3 skim factor (although there may be some rational explanation, or a legitimate holdback). But if the skim factor is reality and held across the board, that means of the 2 billion baht "giveaway", there's about 666 million baht that will be skimmed (if my arithmetic on these big numbers is correct).

[JOC]

Mr. P's memory is short......This was the headlines yesterday....

 

 

[yellowboat]

There was this massage joint in my neighborhood.  One of the girls left home at the ripe old age of 10 to come to Bangkok to support her family.   She told me that the only jobs in her village were teaching and farming.  I told her that is because there was no development.  Her response was that development was only for Bangkok.  It is ingrained.  Bangkok is the center of the universe.   

[Anak Nakal]

Prayut think he buy votes, but Thai people not like him.

Take money and vote against.

 

[metisdead]

A post containing an altered quote from the OP has been removed. 

[JOC]

2 hours ago, webfact said:

In his national televised address, the prime minister said the government has allocated 2 billion baht to fund projects for the development of Thai communities. Each village will receive a maximum of 300,000 baht to continue their existing projects,

Thai math skills are, as we know, not very good.....But one would expect the PM to get his numbers right?

 

There are about 77.000 villages in Thailand. Each to receive 300.000 = 23.1 billion .......not 2 billion

 

 

[JOC]

Love this picture...

 

Reminds me of the propaganda from the old Eastern Europe, with the leaders trying to sell an utopic socialist dream.....

[Lupatria]

2 hours ago, webfact said:

and further the skills of local people

...anything specific in mind? TV marathons, phone games, selfies and endless gossiping sessions?

Edited April 23, 2018 by Lupatria

[HiSoLowSoNoSo]

14 minutes ago, JOC said:

Love this picture...

 

Reminds me of the propaganda from the old Eastern Europe, with the leaders trying to sell an utopic socialist dream.....

What's missing on this picture are multiple big potholes (in the 3 month old road), motorbikes going the wrong way, plastic bags and all kinds of garbage beside the elevated road and long queues in front of the place where you have to pay the very expensive road fee. 

[phil2407]

So Mr Prayut - you’re giving 300k to each village? (Sorry maximum to each) how about listing the amount to each village, the amount of villages receiving money and let’s see if that tallies with the amount of money you’ve allocated for this 

bet it doesn’t ??

[Jonmarleesco]

Heaven forbid they should be seen in the light of populism. 

[akirasan]

Well in the village down the road they've started digging out the local watering hole and they're convinced this is going to turn it into a world class tourist attraction.

I have my doubts but what do I know?

Edited April 23, 2018 by akirasan

[Media1]

4 hours ago, coulson said:

However a future elected government is prohibited from initiating such a scheme. 

 

Practice/ preach etc. etc.

LOL nobody is voting for this fool