FACTBOX-Election promises of Thailand's major parties

- Crop harvesting subsidy. PALANG PRACHARAT PARTY - Offer 30,000 baht to 7.5 million farming households for cultivation, 2,000 baht per rai for rice harvesting and cheaper fertiliser. - Increase monthly grants for state welfare card holders to 700 baht per person from 300 baht and free life insurance.

Thailand's main political parties have differing ideologies and support bases but are proposing many similar policies ahead of a May 14 general election, focusing on winning over the rural poor and millions shackled by household debt.

Below are some of their pledges. PHEU THAI PARTY

- Target economic growth of 5% each year. - Offer 10,000 baht ($295) handouts via digital wallets for those aged 16 and over to spend in their communities, a scheme worth 560 billion baht ($16.55 billion).

- Raise daily minimum wages to 600 baht (from an average of 337 baht) and minimum monthly salaries for university graduates to 25,000 baht by 2027. - Help every family earn at least 20,000 baht per month.

- Triple average income of farmers to 30,000 baht per rai (0.16 hectare) per year by 2027. - Three-year debt moratorium on capital and interest for farmers and one-year debt moratorium for smaller businesses hit by COVID-19, plus debt restructuring.

- Upgrade universal healthcare programme. - Welfare package for the elderly, worth 300 billion baht.

- Train 20 million high-skilled workers and create 20 million jobs. - Reduce urban rail fares, energy, electricity and gas costs, support clean and alternative energy.

- One tablet computer per student and per teacher with free internet. MOVE FORWARD PARTY

- Raise daily minimum wage to 450 baht, with yearly revisions. - Increase monthly allowance for elderly to 3,000 baht by 2027.

- Reduce electricity costs, renegotiate power purchasing contracts with concessionaires. - Debt relief for elderly farmers who can pay half of their debt, with the government paying the rest.

- Fixed bus and urban rail fares. - Subsidise housing loans and rent payments for limited groups.

- 10,000 baht funeral grant. - Fee internet of 1 GB per month.

- Legalise casinos and online betting run by the state. - New constitution law, reform armed forces.

UNITED THAI NATION PARTY - Increase monthly grants via state welfare cards to 1,000 baht per person and offer emergency loans of up to 10,000 baht.

- Monthly allowance for elderly of 1,000 baht. - Reduce electricity bills for low-income earners and farmers.

- Emergency fund of 30 billion baht ($886.26 million) for vulnerable groups. - Subsidies for domestic travel, co-payment scheme to buy goods or services.

- Allow borrowers to repay some state loans, such as student loans, by working for the public sector. - Crop harvesting subsidy.

PALANG PRACHARAT PARTY - Offer 30,000 baht to 7.5 million farming households for cultivation, 2,000 baht per rai for rice harvesting and cheaper fertiliser.

- Increase monthly grants for state welfare card holders to 700 baht per person from 300 baht and free life insurance. - Raise monthly allowance for people aged 60 and over to 3,000-5,000 baht, from 600-1,000 baht.

- Reduce price of petrol, diesel and cooking gas. - Lower electricity bills.

- Set up 300 billion baht ($8.86 billion) state fund to tackle debt and support economy. - Free education to university level, tax exemption for those earning less than 500,000 baht per year.

- Develop infrastructure in the northeast, including rail projects, industrial estates and land ports. - Offer monthly grants of 10,000 baht for pregnant women and 3,000 baht per month for raising children until they are six years old.

BHUMJAITHAI PARTY - Three-year debt moratorium on principal and interest for loans up to one million baht.

- 50,000 baht emergency loan each for persons aged 20 years and above. - Life insurance fund for peopled aged 60 and above with a 100,000 baht payout in case of death.

- Solar panel projects for households to reduce electricity bills and cheap electric motorcycles at 6,000 baht with 60-month instalments. - One-day pass for urban public transport fares.

- Use of cannabis for medical treatment, health and economy. - 100 million baht tourism fund for each province.

- Interest-free student loans, without collateral. - Contract farming on crop prices, payments and insurance.

- Free cancer treatment machines in every province and dialysis centres in every district. DEMOCRAT PARTY

- Set up 2 million baht village and urban community banks nationwide, with estimated cost of 160 billion baht. - Free education to university level.

- Introduce mandatory savings policy, extend retirement age from 60. - Income guarantees for farmers worth 70 billion baht.

- One-day fixed price for urban rail travel. - Offer farmers 30,000 baht per household.

- Give 1 million land deeds within four years to help farmers.