The cabinet on Tuesday approved a 35 billion baht budget for the Village Fund project to be used for the development of infrastructures in villages and rural communities.
Each of the 79,556 villages and rural communities throughout the country will receive a 500,000 baht fund through the Office of Village Fund for the development of infrastructure projects such as rice barns, fruit or vegetable drying shades, rice mills, fertilizer-making plants and other projects which will help enhance rural economy.
Because of the need to implement the projects in haste, disbursement of the fund must be completed in six months with the hope that the activities will help spur grassroot economy.
Cabinet nods 35 billion baht for Village Fund project