"Suksomruay" is advancing in Khon Kaen by implementing two major measures to reduce debt burdens, replenish community funds, and create opportunities for people to access formal financial resources. The effort also involves prosecutors and police to purge corruption and embezzlement in village funds.
11 Jul 2026 GMT+7 Mrs. Suksomruay Wantaneeyakul, Minister attached to the Prime Minister's Office and Chairperson of the National Village and Urban Community Fund Committee (NVUCF), visited the area to deliver operational policies for the National Village and Urban Community Fund in Chum Phae District, Khon Kaen Province, emphasizing urgent implementation of the “Thai Help Thai: Capital Increase, Half Interest” project. This aims to reduce financial costs, increase liquidity, and help people use funds to develop their livelihoods, generate income, and improve their quality of life effectively. In the first round, capital increases were approved for 570 village and urban community funds that applied and met the project's criteria, covering 16 provinces with a total capital increase of 38,530,000 baht.
At the same time, Mrs. Suksomruay revealed a proactive plan to clear a "historical backlog" that has persisted for over 14 years (since 2012) involving the rehabilitation and allocation of a 1 million baht capital increase (the second million) to village and urban community funds nationwide, totaling about 3.4 billion baht. She declared a firm stance by instructing the National Village and Urban Community Fund Office (NVUCF Office) to urgently resolve and clean house. The NVUCF Office has responded by assembling senior management teams from both central and regional branches nationwide to conduct workshops creating a roadmap to proceed concurrently with “rehabilitation alongside capital increase” in phase three.
Additionally, Mrs. Suksomruay ordered a purge of corruption within village funds and launched a crackdown on embezzlement and misappropriation by involving prosecutors and police to prosecute firmly. A war room was opened to receive whistleblower reports through the main website immediately. She announced strict measures to reform and resolve issues within village and urban community funds across the country, focusing on combating and eliminating corruption, embezzlement, and misuse of fund money, which are major obstacles damaging the grassroots economy and depriving citizens of opportunities. This aligns with the current government’s Zero Tolerance transparency policy. Village funds must be clean and reliable sources of community capital. If any abuse of power or exploitation for personal gain is found, strict civil, criminal, and disciplinary actions will be taken without exception, as follows.
1. A direct complaint channel is opened, allowing submission of evidence online 24 hours a day through the official websitewww.villagefund.or.thCitizens, members, or witnesses of irregularities can immediately submit information, details, or documentary evidence into the system. All data will be held in strict confidence to ensure the safety of whistleblowers.
2. Cooperation with prosecutors and police to decisively prosecute cases. Upon receiving complaints, the NVUCF Office will urgently examine the data. If verified as credible and legally violative, there will be no compromise. The office will gather all evidence and promptly forward it to the justice system, coordinating with the Attorney General’s Office and local police to pursue legal action fully, including imprisonment and asset recovery to return embezzled funds to the community.
“Village fund money is public tax and a vital lifeline nurturing the community economy. Anyone who intends to commit fraud, embezzle, or misuse funds for personal gain must have no place to stand. Today, we work closely with legal authorities—police and prosecutors—to swiftly deal with offenders. I invite all citizens to be vigilant and report any abnormalities immediately via the NVUCF Office’s website, so together we can eradicate corruption and restore transparency to our community funds.”
