Ministry of Interior (Thailand)
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กระทรวงมหาดไทย | |
Phra Nakhon, Bangkok | |
Annual budget | 371,802 million baht (2019) |
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Ministers responsible |
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Website | www.moi.go.th |
The Ministry of Interior of the Kingdom of Thailand (
History
The ministry in its present form was founded on 1 April 1892 by King Chulalongkorn (Rama V) in his reforms of the Siamese government. He appointed his brother Prince Damrong Rajanubhab, to be its first "minister of state". At the time the ministry was divided into three divisions: central (Thai: กรมมหาดไทยกลาง), northern (Thai: กรมมหาดไทยฝ่ายเหนือ), and local administration (Thai: กรมพลัมภัง).
Prince Damrong reorganized the workings of the entire ministry and as a result the entire country. He created the monthon system, a completely new system of sub-divisions for the kingdom. He and the ministry took on so much power that he was considered second only to the king. After King Vajiravudh (Rama VI) succeeded his father in 1910, the relationship between the king and Prince Damrong deteriorated. In 1915 Prince Damrong resigned, officially for health reasons, though it was an open secret that disagreements with the king were the real reason.
During the
Thai Niyom
The MOI, being responsible for provincial affairs, will, in conjunction with other ministries, deploy 7,663 teams to visit 83,151 communities
Overall, the program was originally to cost 47 billion baht. In addition to the two billion baht luncheon budget, the combined ministries have been allocated 3.2 billion baht to help farmers switch to "economical crops"; 3.4 billion baht to develop new crop varieties; six billion baht to increase the value of agricultural products and avoid low prices; 15 billion baht to reduce economic inequality and enhance quality of life; 19 billion baht to upgrade irrigation systems; and 769 million baht for a "big data management project".[6] The budget has since swollen to 100 billion baht.[5]
Thai Niyom, as defined by Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha, is "Thainess without ignoring global practices and international norms". It is neither nationalism nor patriotism and it is different from populism. "It is the extent[ion] of the pracharat (people's state) policy which emphasises internal growth and public participation and support while the government seeks cooperation from the private sector and the academic sector. Cooperation creates the power of three—government, public and private sector," he said. A 61-member panel known as "steering committee for development under sustainable Thai Niyom Yangyeun ('Sustainable Thai-ism') projects" was set up to supervise the program. Each tambon (sub-district) team will have 7 to 12 members, consisting of local officials, security personnel, academics and volunteers brought together under the "Tam Kwam Dee Duay Hua Jai" ('Do good deeds by hearts') project. Interior Minister Anupong Paojinda denied the program was aimed at boosting the popularity of the military government. He insisted it was the government's duty to take good care of the people.[8]
The Thai Niyom program was officially launched by Prayut in
Departments
Administration
- Office of the Minister
- Office of the Permanent Secretary
Dependent departments
- Department of Community Development
- Department of Lands
- Department of Provincial Administration (DOPA)
- Department of Local Administration (DLA)
- Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation[2]
- Department of Public Works and Town & Country Planning
State enterprises
- The Marketing Organization
- Wastewater Management Authority
- Metropolitan Electricity Authority
- Provincial Electricity Authority
- Metropolitan Waterworks Authority
- Provincial Waterworks Authority
See also
- Administrative divisions of Thailand
- Cabinet of Thailand
- Government of Thailand
- Provinces of Thailand
- Thesaban
- List of Government Ministers of Thailand
References
- ^ "Phiphat tops NACC wealth list". Bangkok Post. 10 October 2019. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
- ^ a b Head, Jonathan (19 January 2017). "Life and death on Thailand's lethal roads". BBC News. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
- ^ Thailand's Budget in Brief Fiscal Year 2019 (Revised ed.). Bureau of the Budget. 20 December 2018. p. 88. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
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- ^ a b c Rujivanarom, Pratch (10 February 2018). "PM rolls out 'Thai Niyom' scheme". The Nation. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
- ^ a b "Multi-billion-baht scheme launched for rural development". The Nation. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
- ^ "Interior explains the spending of two billion baht to promote Thai Niyom project". Thai PBS. 2018-01-31. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
- ^ a b Chetchotiros, Nattaya (2018-01-30). "'Thai-ness' scheme has big ambitions". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 2 February 2018.