A total of 11.4 million people around the country have registered themselves and havd received the welfare cards. Each welfare card holder has a credit of Bt500 a month to travel by government bus and train services. The Bangkok Mass Transit Authority has installed an e-ticket system on 100 of its non-airconditioned buses to deduct the Bt500 credit for bus fares. The BMTA also provides a mobile phone system for welfare cardholders to buy tickets on 250 other buses. The buses avaialble for use by welfare cardholders will carry a label reading "E-Ticket and Welfare Card Support" on their sides.

Source: The Nation Bangkok November 01, 2017 03:11 UTC