Police General Samran Nualma, National Police Chief, has approved police allowances nationwide, confirming that Southern Border Police and Border Patrol Police will receive rates equal to those in fiscal year 2026 with no reductions. He ordered the budget to be urgently dispatched to police commands this week to expedite distribution to operational personnel.
Today (10 Nov 2026), Police Major General Siriwat Deepho, spokesperson for the Royal Thai Police, stated that Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul prioritizes the duties of all civil servants, especially officers working in high-risk border provinces. He also confirmed full support for personnel budgets and welfare. The Royal Thai Police, led by National Police Chief Police General Samran Nualma, held an urgent meeting to resolve these issues. They have preliminarily resolved the police allowance budget allocation, ensuring all operational units nationwide will receive allowances at rates equal or close to fiscal year 2026. The Royal Thai Police will allocate budgets to various commands within this week.
The National Police Chief manages and allocates the budget quarterly to compensate police officers nationwide. The budget has been adjusted so that units can allocate allowances to operational police at rates equal or close to the previous fiscal year, divided into two categories: high-risk areas and regular police station allowances nationwide.
"High-risk areas" refer to the border areas and the three southern border provinces. The Royal Thai Police assures that "risk allowances" and "special additional payments" for officers assigned to border areas and the three southern border provinces will be allocated at rates "identical to fiscal year 2026" with no reductions, as these frontline officers sacrifice and risk their lives.
Regarding "regular police station allowances nationwide," due to the reduced national fiscal year 2027 budget, these allowances were impacted. Initially, the allowance budget was cut to 600 baht from the previous 1,000 baht. Upon learning this figure, the National Police Chief immediately instructed the Budget and Finance Office to manage and allocate additional funds to increase the allowance from the estimated 600 baht to 800 baht for all police stations.
The Royal Thai Police spokesperson explained that although the 800 baht allowance is less than the 1,000 baht in the previous fiscal year, the public and police colleagues should understand that under the limited operational budget, senior commanders have not been complacent and have made every effort to protect all personnel's rights and benefits. After the commands receive their budget allocations from the Royal Thai Police this week, each command will further allocate funds to their subordinate units as police allowances for officers in accordance with Royal Thai Police regulations.