Source: Reaksmei Kampuchea newspaper
Reported in English by Khmerization
The government has for the first time implemented a system of salary payment through bank accounts, under the policies of e-government initiatives to cut down corruption and transparency in government's financial accountability, reports Reaksmei Kampuchea.
The new system will allow public servants to receive their pays in their bank accounts which allow them to make withdrawals through ANZ Royal Bank Automated Teller Machines (ATM) anywhere across the country.
Mr. Lon Hour, Undersecretary of State in charge of finance at the Ministry of Information, said four ministries had the salaries of their employees paid through bank accounts a few months already, but at the Ministry of Information the system had been in place since May 2009 but so far only one employee's account had been opened with ANZ Royal Bank.
Mr. Lon Hour said that any public servants who have the salary of 400,000 riels (US$100) per month will get their pays in their bank accounts. Anyone who has a salary level lower than 400,000 riels, but holds a position as director or deputy director of a government department will also have their pays paid through their bank accounts.
This new payment system has been hailed by many employees whose pays had often partly gone missing or their whole pays delayed for months. Some public servants even had parts of their pays docked or stolen by their corrupt superiors in an extortionate manner.
Reported in English by Khmerization
The government has for the first time implemented a system of salary payment through bank accounts, under the policies of e-government initiatives to cut down corruption and transparency in government's financial accountability, reports Reaksmei Kampuchea.
The new system will allow public servants to receive their pays in their bank accounts which allow them to make withdrawals through ANZ Royal Bank Automated Teller Machines (ATM) anywhere across the country.
Mr. Lon Hour, Undersecretary of State in charge of finance at the Ministry of Information, said four ministries had the salaries of their employees paid through bank accounts a few months already, but at the Ministry of Information the system had been in place since May 2009 but so far only one employee's account had been opened with ANZ Royal Bank.
Mr. Lon Hour said that any public servants who have the salary of 400,000 riels (US$100) per month will get their pays in their bank accounts. Anyone who has a salary level lower than 400,000 riels, but holds a position as director or deputy director of a government department will also have their pays paid through their bank accounts.
This new payment system has been hailed by many employees whose pays had often partly gone missing or their whole pays delayed for months. Some public servants even had parts of their pays docked or stolen by their corrupt superiors in an extortionate manner.
7 comments:
What a great idea!
The system is successfully implemented, and thanks to the ANZ.
PPU
It can eliminate a lot of corruption. I heard many public servants, especially teachers at rural areas, complained of delays in receiving their salary. Some teachers and soldiers and policemen complained that some of their salaries have been cut or stolen by their superiors. With this new system of salary payments through bank accounts, all employees will get their pays on time and in full. No one can steal their pays. Good on ANZ.
5:29 PM
Also, remember that these machines sometimes do fail.
PPU
It's one step forward to be a better country
PPU, but the machines cannot take your money. It might fail to give you the money but your money is still in your account. I live in the West so I know because I use ATM everyday.
This system will eliminate corruption to a certain extent.
How if when they no put money in the bank at the first place? Who the small people going to blame?
If the don't put the money in the first place, the Ministries responsible is to blame. If it happened it can delay the pays but your pays will not be lost. Your Ministries still have to pay you at a later date.
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