Poverty scheme moves to 2nd phase

The Pid Thong Lang Phra (doing good without any intention of getting anything back) royal programme seeks to secure the participation of educational institutions and private companies for its next five-year development plan to help address rural poverty.

The project’s secretary-general MR Disnadda Diskul said the 2016-20 programme aims to tackle poverty ailments in 24,068 villages covering 20 million people nationwide.

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