Police Chief Approves Nationwide Allowances at Near-Previous Rates
Royal Thai Police Commissioner Pol. Gen. Saran Nuanma has approved nationwide police allowances at rates near the previous fiscal year's levels, with budget distribution to command units within the week. Regular station allowances were raised from a projected 600 baht to 800 baht, while risk-area allowances for border and southern provinces will remain at full previous rates without reduction.
On November 10, 2026, Pol. Maj. Gen. Sirawat Deepo, spokesperson for the Royal Thai Police Office, disclosed that Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has directed full attention to the duties of all civil servants, particularly operational officers facing risks in border provinces, while confirming full budgetary and welfare support for the force.
The Royal Thai Police Office, led by Commissioner Pol. Gen. Saran Nuanma, convened an urgent meeting to resolve the issue and has now preliminarily settled the police allowance budget allocation. It is confirmed that operational units nationwide will receive allowances at rates equivalent or close to fiscal year 2026, with the Royal Thai Police Office allocating budgets to command-level units within this week.
This follows earlier reports that Narathiwat police faced allowance cuts of 1,700 baht, severely impacting livelihoods. The Commissioner has administered and allocated budgets quarterly as compensation for operational officers nationwide, adjusting budgets so units can distribute allowances at rates equivalent or close to the previous fiscal year, divided into two categories: risk areas and regular police station allowances.
Risk areas cover border zones and the three southern border provinces. The Royal Thai Police Office confirms that "risk allowances" and "special additional payments" for officers serving in border areas and the three southern border provinces must be allocated "equal to fiscal year 2026 in all respects" with no reductions, as these are frontline officers who sacrifice and risk their lives.
Regarding regular police station allowances: under the national fiscal year 2027 budget framework which was reduced, regular allowances were affected. Initial budget figures showed officers would receive only 600 baht (down from 1,000 baht). Upon learning this figure, the Commissioner urgently ordered the Budget and Finance Office to manage additional allocations, raising the allowance from the projected 600 baht to 800 baht for all police stations.
Pol. Maj. Gen. Sirawat noted that while 800 baht is a reduction from the previous year's 1,000 baht, he urged the public and fellow officers to understand that under limited operational budgets, senior leadership has not been idle and has strived to protect the rights and benefits of all personnel. Once command-level units receive budget allocations from the Royal Thai Police Office within this week, each command will further distribute to subordinate units as operational allowances per Royal Thai Police Office regulations.
