Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Kittiratt Na-Ranong has admitted there were delays in implementing some government policies due to the flood crisis that hit the country for several months last year.
"I admit that some [government] policies were delayed from the previous schedule because of the flood impact," he said yesterday.
Mr Kittiratt and other ministers yesterday attended a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra to monitor and assess the progress of 16 government policies.
Mr Kittiratt said policies that still faced delays were the improvement of public infrastructure and the construction of a high-speed train network.
However, he said the government has succeeded in implementing several of its policies since it began administering the country.
These policy successes, he said, included an increase in the minimum daily wage to 300 baht, raising the salary for all new university graduates to 15,000 baht, its rice mortgage policy, and distribution of credit cards to farmers.
Meanwhile, the Bangkok University unveiled poll results finding the Yingluck government's performance improved sharply from the last survey although it again failed to receive a passing grade during the past six months.
As the government's tenure reached six months yesterday, the university conducted a poll to gauge public satisfaction with its performance. The survey was conducted among 1,151 respondents aged 18 and above from different parts of the country from Jan 31 to Feb 6.
On a scale from 0 to 10 points, the government scored 4.94 points for its overall performance, compared to only 0.16 points when its tenure reached three months in last November.
On the performance of the prime minister, Ms Yingluck received a passing score of 5.29 points against 0.31 points previously. Her highest score of 6.06 points was for her hard work in trying to solve problems, while her lowest score of 4.64 points was for decisiveness.