Office of the National Economic and Social Development Council

The Office of the National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC) is a national economic planning agency of Thailand. It is a government department reporting directly to the Office of the Prime Minister. The NESDC maintains four regional offices in Chiang Mai, Khon Kaen, Songkhla, and Nonthaburi.[2]:20 Sanit Aksornkaew, Chairman of the NESDC,[3] stated that in 2018 the Office of the National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB) underwent a major revamp, including being officially renamed the NESDC.[4] The NESDC's Secretary-General is Thosaporn Sirisamphand, appointed 4 July 2018.[5][6] Its FY2019 budget is 609.7 million baht.[7]

Office of the National Economic and Social Development Council
สำนักงานสภาพัฒนาการเศรษฐกิจและสังคมแห่งชาติ
Agency overview
Formed1972[1]
Preceding agencies
  • National Economic Council (NEC) (1950)
  • National Economic Development Council (NEDC) (1959)
  • National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB) (1972)
JurisdictionKingdom of Thailand
HeadquartersBangkok, Thailand
Employees600[2]:11
Annual budget609.7 million baht (FY2019)
Agency executives
  • Sanit Aksornkoae, Chairman
  • Thosaporn Sirisamphand, Secretary-General
Parent agencyOffice of the Prime Minister
WebsiteNESDC

Background
  • Established on 15 February 1950 as the National Economic Council (NEC)[8]
  • Renamed the Office of the National Economic Development Board (NEDB) in 1959.[8]
  • Launched the first National Economic Development Plan in 1961
  • Reformed as the National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB) in 1972, under the Prime Minister's Office
  • Reformed as the National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC) in 2018, under the Prime Minister's Office[9]

Mission

NESDC is Thailand's central planning agency responsible for crafting strategies for balanced and sustainable development in the national interest.[10]

Key functions
  • Formulate the five-year National Economic and Social Development Plan. The current plan is The Twelfth National Economic and Social Development Plan, 2017–2021.[11] The aims of the Twelfth Plan are consistent with the targets of the 20-year national strategy (2017–2036).[11]:4
  • Pursue four national agendas:
    1. Alleviate poverty and income distribution imbalances
    2. Enhance Thailand's competitiveness
    3. Promote social capital development
    4. Promote sustainable development
  • Formulate strategies for key government policies and major development projects
  • Analyze budget proposals by state enterprises and related agencies
  • Create an economic intelligence database, especially for GDP data
  • Develop development indicators

Organizational structure

The NESDC is composed of two main components:

NESDC board
  • Composed of 23 members[12]
  • Provides recommendations and comments on national economic and social development to the prime minister and cabinet
  • Coordinates NESDC efforts and those of related government agencies and state enterprises to formulate plans, development projects, and implementation plans.

Office of the NESDC
  • Divided into 13 offices and two divisions
  • Headed by the chairman[3] and secretary-general
  • Accommodates key development variables, notably the move towards a knowledge-based economy, civil service reforms, and good governance
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See also

References
  1. "History and Role of NESDB". National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB). Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  2. "Office of the National Economic and Social Development Board" (Brochure). National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB). Retrieved 29 March 2016.
  3. Theparat, Chatrudee (7 September 2019). "Seeing the (mangrove) forest for the trees". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  4. Theparat, Chatrudee (30 July 2019). "NESDC's new "driver" details approach to progress". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  5. "NESDB Executives". National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB). Retrieved 29 March 2016.
  6. Theparat, Chatrudee (14 August 2018). "Steering the NESDB through transition". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  7. "Thailand's Budget in Brief Fiscal Year 2019". Bureau of the Budget. p. 84. Archived from the original on 2018-09-28. Retrieved 2018-12-08.
  8. "History and Role of NESDB". National Economic and Social Development Board. Retrieved 2018-12-08.
  9. https://ilaw.or.th/node/4900
  10. "Vision/Organization Culture/NESDB Values". Office of the National Economic and Social Development Board. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  11. "The Twelfth National Economic and Social Development Plan, 2017–2021". Office of the National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB). Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  12. http://www.radioparliament.net/parliament/viewNews.php?nId=9730#.XLPzkqQxWM8
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