Bangkok, July 27-Director General of the Department of National Parks Revealing the regulations for the use of national park income Let's add more help to forest rangers who are injured and died while on duty. Offer up to 500,000 baht, effective from July 27, 2023 onwards, to build morale in operations
Atthaphon Charoenchansa, Director-General of the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources Acting Director General of the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation said Announcement of the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation regarding criteria and methods of welfare payments Assist forest guards in their duties to determine criteria and methods of welfare payments Help the forest rangers that is harmed, injured or killed in the performance of duty In the protection and maintenance of national parks, forest parks, botanical gardens, arboretum gardens, or areas approved by the National Park Board to be designated as national parks. using national park money This is a virtue of Section 32 (3) of the National Park Act 2019 in conjunction with Section 46 (3) of the National Park Service regulations. Concerning the delivery, storage and expenditure of money for the conservation, restoration and maintenance of the National Park, B.E. 2021 by national park revenue will be used to pay money to help officers who die as a result of the performance of their duties in a fight The result of the investigation and suppression of offenders relating to natural resources and the environment or reconnaissance in forest areas or due to wild animals attacking
Mr. Chaiwat Limlikitaksorn Director of the National Park Service said. Assigned by the Acting Director General of the Department of National Parks In conducting a meeting of the National Park Spending Committee To consider the draft Announcement of the National Park Service by specifying the payment rate of not more than 500,000 baht for the death due to performing duties in other cases. In addition to what has been mentioned above. Payment of assistance at a rate not exceeding 400,000 baht in case of injury, death, disability or disability Payment of assistance at the rate of not more than 300,000 baht for serious injuries caused by performing duties with risks Pay the amount actually paid, but not more than 150,000 baht. pay the amount actually paid, but not more than 50, 000 baht, announced by the National Park Department Considered as a welfare and welfare to build morale for the staff. in the protection and maintenance of forest and wildlife areas which has risks and dangers all around
The Department of National Parks There are officers who work to protect Take care of forest areas and wildlife across the country, numbering more than 20,000 people. Each year, forest rangers have been injured and died, only in the year 2022 until now, a total of 24 people, divided into officers who died from The duty of 12 people, 12 people were injured per case that happened to the Department of National Parks. Do not want officers to be harmed, injured or killed in performing their duties. But when the incident Remedial assistance to the injured or relatives of the deceased Therefore it is essential and important. In order to build morale in the performance of officers and relatives of the deceased officers Due to the original National Park Act that has been in force since B.E. In 1961, there was a restriction on bringing national park money. used to help heal injured or dead officers But the National Park Act of 2019, which is a law that has been developed and amended can bring national park money come to spend for welfare to help forest rangers Which can be injured or killed from the performance of duties for forest rangers working in wildlife sanctuary areas Department of National Parks will proceed to prepare the announcement of the Department Establish rules and methods for spending welfare money to help forest rangers. which acts in wildlife sanctuaries no hunting area in the same manner as the National Park Act. 2019, which is a law that has been developed and amended can bring national park money come to spend for welfare to help forest rangers Which can be injured or killed from the performance of duties for forest rangers working in wildlife sanctuary areas Department of National Parks will proceed to prepare the announcement of the Department Establish rules and methods for spending welfare money to help forest rangers. which acts in wildlife sanctuaries no hunting area in the same manner as the National Park Act. 2019, which is a law that has been developed and amended can bring national park money come to spend for welfare to help forest rangers Which can be injured or killed from the performance of duties for forest rangers working in wildlife sanctuary areas Department of National Parks will proceed to prepare the announcement of the Department Establish rules and methods for spending welfare money to help forest rangers. which acts in wildlife sanctuaries no hunting area in the same manner as the National Park Act.
For the aforementioned National Park Department announcement, it will be effective from July 27, 2023 onwards, which will result in the amount of money to protect the lives of forest rangers in the future. This is good news following the request for an increase in remuneration for forest rangers from 9,000 baht to 11,000 baht, in order to boost morale for forest rangers. On the occasion of World Forest Rangers Day To organize an event to commemorate the virtues of forest rangers at Kaeng Krachan National Park on July 31, 2023.-Thai News Agency
Source: Thai News Agency