Open the criteria for gas shops to join the new welfare card scheme.

The House of Representatives, June 8-Government spokesman reveals the rules of gas stores. Join the new welfare card project Effective today (June 8, 2023), if violated, rights will be revoked and prohibited from participating in the project again.

Ms. Trisulee Trisoranakul, Deputy Spokesperson for the Prime Minister’s Office, said that on June 7, 2023, the Government Gazette published Announcement of the Department of Energy Business on Criteria, Procedures and Conditions for Participation in Gas Shops To receive payments from the use of state welfare cards B.E. 2566, effective from the day following the date announced in the Government Gazette or from today (June 8, 2023) onwards

The Department of Energy Business has issued this announcement to ensure that the implementation of the government’s policies is smooth. become more efficient in performing official duties By laying out the conditions that must be observed to be clear And in line with the new round of public welfare allocation according to the resolution of the Cabinet (Cabinet) on February 28, 2023 as well

In this regard, the essence of the announcement Has determined the qualifications of gas stores to apply for the payment program from the use of the state welfare card. This eligibility criteria only applies to new merchants. It will not apply to gas stores that are already participating in the project. Including stores that have applied for the program before the effective date of the announcement. and still under consideration

Qualifications of gas shops to apply for the project, for example, must be a shop that sells cooking gas and having a notification receipt for a controlled business type 2, type one (TorPorPor.2) or having a license for a type 3 controlled business, type two (TorPor.Kor.2) under the Fuel Oil Control Act Phor. Established in 1999, with exact locations and store locations, never revoked rights with a list that the Krungthai Bank system detects, never uninstalls the EDC machine Or cancel the money bag application to receive payment from the welfare of the state. (discount on buying cooking gas)

Ms. Traisulee said that the Department of Energy Business has also set conditions for all gas stores participating in the project, both existing ones who have already participated in the project. or under consideration before being announced And new people who will apply to join in the future must strictly comply with 8 items, namely

1) Install an EDC machine or a money bag application

2) Do not refuse to receive cooking gas payment by exercising state welfare rights. without reasonable cause

3) It is forbidden to seize or keep the identity card of a person entitled to state welfare.

4) It is forbidden to exchange the discount for buying cooking gas for cash. Other products or other rewards

5) Do not operate a business that is a peddler of cooking gas vehicles.

6) Do not accept payment for cooking gas by other forms. which is an advance payment, such as collecting coupons, accumulating points, combining rights to deliver later, etc.

7) Prohibition of redemption of state welfare rights (Discount for buying cooking gas) where cooking gas belongs to other stores

8) Do not seek any other benefits from the welfare of the state. (discount on the purchase of cooking gas) that is not the objective of the state welfare (discount on buying cooking gas)

In case of violation or non-compliance with the specified conditions The Department of Energy Business or the Provincial Energy Office applying for a gas shop will revoke the participating gas shop. And notify the Comptroller General’s Department to consider returning the EDC or canceling the use of the money bag application As a result of the revocation of such rights The gas shop will not have the right to claim any expenses or damages at all and must be responsible for the expenses incurred during the right revocation. And will no longer be able to apply to be a gas shop to receive payments from the use of state welfare rights. .-Thai News Agency

Source: Thai News Agency