Government sets anti-graft plan

Government sets anti-graft plan

Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra will lead her new cabinet in declaring a war on corruption after a cabinet meeting Tuesday, government spokesman Teerat Ratanasevi said on Monday.

The permanent secretaries of all ministries and directors-general of all departments, and those in equivalent positions, will take part in the anti-corruption declaration at 2pm.

Mr Teerat said Ms Yingluck is confident her cabinet members are not only capable of running the administration of their respective ministries but also willing to join forces to combat and suppress corruption to create a new image of the cabinet in order to win worldwide recognition.

Heads of government offices in the ministerial, department and provincial levels as well as top administrators of state enterprises, rectors of university-level education institutes, and directors of public organisations will be appointed chief anti-corruption officers attached to the Public Sector Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC) to strengthen the PACC's ability in combating graft.

The spokesman said the prime minister also wants the people's sector to help combat corruption by sending information on corrupt practices to a special complaints box, making a call via hotline 1206, or by visiting the  website <www.stopcorruption.go.th>.

The prime minister interrrupted her visit to Nakhon Phanom to attend the swearing in of her new ministers on Sunday. She flew back last night and today resumed her inspections of development projects, the spokesman said.

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