Aid to be given to those not covered

Prime Minister Gen Prayuth Chan-o-cha has instructed the Finance Ministry to try to provide assistance for those not covered by the existing financial relief measures, says Finance Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith.

The first group that receives the government’s financial aid is state welfare cardholders, while the second group is comprised of those who registered for the co-payment subsidy scheme and the We Travel Together campaign to boost domestic travel.

Those who are not covered by these relief measures are classified in the third group, he said.

Although assistance details have not been disclosed, there are some screening conditions for people to be eligible for another batch of financial relief.

Contract workers employed by government organisations, who are not full-time government officials, and employees of privately-owned companies, covered by the…