Completed 47 days, over 129,000 informal debts registered.

Bangkok, "Ministry of Thailand" reveals the total number of registrations for debt outside the system has been completed in 47 days, with a debt amount of 8,351 million baht. More than 129,000 people have registered, 4,221 people have completed mediation, and the debt amount has decreased by more than 353 million baht. Mr. Suthipong Chulcharoen, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Interior Revealing the registration to solve the problem of debt outside the system, it is the 47th day since registration opened on December 1, 2023 onwards. According to information from the Bureau of Investigation and Legal Affairs, Department of Provincial Administration, at 3:00 p.m., there is a total debt of 8,351.402 million baht. 129,233 people have registered, including 110,934 registrations via the online system and 18,299 registrations at the Informal Debt Resolution Center, totaling 93,945 creditors. There are the top 5 areas/provinces with the most registrations: 1. Bangkok. still the most There are 10,685 register ed persons, 6,758 creditors, debt amount 751.420 million baht. 2. Nakhon Si Thammarat Province. There are 5,269 registered persons, 4,567 creditors, debt worth 347.895 million baht. 3. Nakhon Ratchasima Province. There are 4,800 registered persons, 3,134 creditors, debt amount 360.339 million baht. 4. Songkhla Province: 4,782 persons registered, 3,560 creditors, debt amount 311.659 million baht. 5. Khon Kaen Province. There are 3,388 registrants, 2,748 creditors, debt worth 268.803 million baht, while the top 5 provinces with the fewest registrants are: 1. Mae Hong Son Province There are 202 people registered, 175 creditors, debt amount 11.380 million baht. 2. Ranong Province: 274 people registered, 188 creditors, debt amount 18.651 million baht. 3. Samut Songkhram Province. There are 338 people registered, 247 creditors, debt amount 10.760 million baht. 4. Trat Province, 416 people registered, 308 creditors, debt amount 17.686 million baht, and 5. Sing Buri Province. There are 448 registrants, 306 creditors, debt amount 21.654 million baht. 'For information on informal debt mediation throughout the country, it was found that There are 9,889 debtors who have entered the mediation process, 4,221 of whom were successful in mediation. The debtor's debt before mediation was 843.277 million baht, after mediation 489.951 million baht, the debt amount decreased by 353.325 million baht, and the provinces that were able to bring the most debtors into the mediation process still remained. It is Nakhon Sawan Province as before. There were 2,934 debtors who entered the mediation process, 96 of whom were successful in mediation. The debt amount of debtors before mediation was 228.040 million baht, after mediation was 7.637 million baht, resulting in the debt amount of citizens in Nakhon Sawan province decreasing by 220.402 million baht for cases where no mediation was received. cooperated until mediation was not possible The officer will submit a report to the investigating officer of the local police station. There have been 53 cases prosecuted in 23 provinces,' Mr. Suthiphong said. Mr. Suthipong further added that Today there was a meeting of the subcommittee to drive solutions to the problem of informal debt. The meeting came together to find ways to relieve suffering. Create strength and happiness for Thai brothers and sisters at the family level along with stimulating the overall economy of the country. Because the problem of informal debt is a problem related to the people's livelihoods. This causes those in debt to become "modern day slaves" who must bear the burden of interest that is higher than what is required by law. The Ministry of Interior has emphasized to provincial governors, district chiefs, administrative officials, and urged kamnans, village headmen, and village committees (KMs) to jointly monitor and monitor individuals or groups of people who appear to be committing crimes. We also ask the provincial governor and district chief to help act as a central chain in coordinating all relevant sectors. To facilitat e and provide full assistance to the people. Source: Thai News Agency