OBEC ordered an expedited investigation after finding that salary payments were still being deducted incorrectly.

OBEC orders affiliated agencies to expedite inspections. After finding out that the salary was still being deducted from paying debts incorrectly according to the policy. Emphasize that there must be a net salary after deducting debt payments of not less than 30 percent since October 2012, which must be strictly adhered to.

Mr. Tee Phawangkanan, Deputy Secretary-General of the Basic Education Commission As Deputy Spokesperson of OBEC, he revealed that according to the Ministry of Education, there is a policy to reduce the burden on teachers and educational personnel. Regarding solving the debt problem of teachers and educational personnel The Office of the Basic Education Commission (OBEC), under the leadership of Lt. Col. Thanu Wongchinda, Secretary-General of OBEC, has given importance and set it as an urgent policy. According to the regulations of the Ministry of Education regarding salary deductions, 2008, there has been a letter Ministry of Education 04285/1755 dated 16 December 2019 and letter No. Min
istry of Education 04001/W 7735 dated 22 December 2023 notified to the Educational Service Area Office. Office of Special Education Administration and educational institutions that are disbursement units Proceed with deductions from salary and pensions To be in accordance with the regulations of the Ministry of Education Concerning the strict deduction of salaries and pensions for government officials to repay loan debt for welfare within government agencies and cooperatives, B.E. 2008

Mr. Thee said that with the policy to reduce the burden on teachers and educational personnel It is a solution to debt problems. and help to have enough remaining income to live on. Currently, OBEC has assigned area-level debt settlement stations It surveys the state of debt and groups teachers according to their debt burden into red, yellow and green, and has different measures for each group. and follow up on the results of operations closely every month It was found that deducting salary to repay loan debt for welfare withi
n government agencies and cooperatives was not correct according to regulations. Therefore, a letter has been sent to the directors of every educational service area office. and Director of the Office of Special Education Administration and educational institutions that are disbursement units to deduct salary Pensions shall be in accordance with the regulations of the Ministry of Education, which provide for government agencies to deduct withholding money to repay loan debt. There must be a net salary after deducting debt payments of not less than 30 percent since October 2012, which must be strictly adhered to.

This is after sending the notification letter to the affiliated agency. It was found that there were still teachers whose salaries were deducted incorrectly according to regulations. Therefore, we request the Educational Service Area Office Office of Special Education Administration And educational institutions that are disbursement units have inspected and processed salary deductions correctly accor
ding to regulations. urgently If it is found that there is an intention to not comply with the regulations mentioned above. Will be subject to further disciplinary action. For the benefit of the government and preserve the rights of civil servant teachers and educational personnel in accordance with the policy of Lt. Col. Thanu Wongchinda, Secretary-General of OBEC, in order for OBEC to be an organization with morality and transparency that can be truly verified.

Source: Thai News Agency