Paiboon oversees the Public Sector Anti-Corruption Commis-sion (PACC), which is investigating 853 reports of irregularities in the rice-mortgaging scheme.

Agencies under the Anti-Corruption Operation Centre invited to the meeting include the PACC, the Auditor-General’s Office, National Anti-Corruption Com-mission, Anti-Money Laundering Office, Department of Special Investigation, Finance and Commerce ministries and the Prime Minister’s Office

The move came after a state panel chaired by Manas Jamveha, head of the Comptroller-General’s Department, ruled that Yingluck Shinawatra must pay Bt35.7 billion or 20 per cent of the total Bt178 billion deemed excessive losses in the scheme while she was PM.

The government is also considering seeking additional compensation for the remaining Bt142 billion in damages from state officials and others involved with offences under price-support schemes run by theYingluck administration.

The Cabinet has assigned the Anti-Corruption Operation Centre to probe the state officials.

Prayong Preeyachit, secretary-general of the PACC and secretary of the Anti-Corruption Operation Centre, said officials and private operators were involved in more than 850 cases in connection with the scheme in 33 provinces.