A TOTAL of 666 civil servants were declared bankrupt as of September this year, said Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Institutional Reform) Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said.
According to The Star, she said that this marks the second consecutive year of increased bankruptcy cases among civil servants since 2022.
Cases fell in 2020 (1,009), followed by another drop in 2021 (678) and 2022 (621), but have been rising since 2023 (628), bringing the total number of cases to 3,602 over the past five years.
“Department chiefs in every ministry and department are responsible for monitoring and evaluating officers in serious debt, ensuring they continue making their debt payments regularly," said Azalina.
She added that the government is also committed to continuously monitoring the status of severe indebtedness among civil servants.
“The Insolvency Department will continue its efforts to educate and raise awareness among civil servants about the risks and dangers associated with bankruptcy,” she said in a parliamentary written reply yesterday.
Azalina was responding to a question by Datuk Seri Richard Riot (GPS-Serian) regarding the government’s efforts to address the rising number of bankruptcy cases among civil servants. - November 7, 2024
