BANGKOK – The committee in charge of National Village and Urban Community Fund has approved financial support for more than 700 villages.
PM’s Office Minister Suwapan Tanyuwattana revealed that the approval of funding for 768 villages came in response to Tuesday’s cabinet meeting during which ministers voiced their concern for problems faced by upcountry residents.
The committee still has to deal with more than 18,000 projects which are in need of further fund injections. The fund recipients are divided into six groups, based on their needs and potential. Approval of the remaining requests is expected to conclude in September. The rehabilitation plan is expected to begin on August 15. Results should be noticeable in November.
Mr. Suwapan reiterated that the fund committee would do its best to take care of villages having difficulty in managing the budgets, adding that special measures may be applied to solve their problems.
