Office of the National Economic and Social Development Council

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Office of the National Economic and Social Development Council
สำนักงานสภาพัฒนาการเศรษฐกิจและสังคมแห่งชาติ
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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)
HeadquartersBangkok, Thailand
Employees600[2]: 11 
Annual budget609.7 million baht (FY2019)
Agency executives
  • Sanit Aksornkoae, Chairman
  • Danucha Pichayanan, Secretary-General
Parent agencyOffice of the Prime Minister
WebsiteOfficial website

The Office of the National Economic and Social Development Council (Thai: สำนักงานสภาพัฒนาการเศรษฐกิจและสังคมแห่งชาติ), also known as NESDC (Thai: สภาพัฒน์), 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 Aksornkoae, 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][5][6] Its FY2019 budget is 609.7 million baht.[7]

History

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Background

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  • 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

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

Key functions

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  • 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-owned enterprises and related agencies
  • Create an economic intelligence database, especially for GDP data
  • Develop development indicators

Organizational structure

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The NESDC is composed of two main components:

NESDC board

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  • Composed of 23 members; (1) Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Finance, (2) Secretary General of the Office of the Council of State, (3) Secretary-General of the Office of the Civil Service Commission, (4) Secretary-General of the Office of the Public Sector Development Commission, (5) Secretary-General of the National Security Council, (6) Director of the Budget Bureau, (7) Governor of the Bank of Thailand and (8) Secretary-General of the National Economic and Social Development Council.[12] There are also 15 qualified members, appointed from among persons with knowledge, expertise, or experience in economics and society, as proposed by the Cabinet, to serve for four-year terms.
  • 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

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See also

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References

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