The Office of the National Economic and Social Development Council ( th, สำนักงานสภาพัฒนาการเศรษฐกิจและสังคมแห่งชาติ), also known as NESDC, is a national economic planning agency of
Thailand
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. 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.
[ Sanit Aksornkoae, Chairman of the NESDC,] 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. The NESDC's Secretary-General is Thosaporn Sirisamphand, appointed 4 July 2018. Its FY2019 budget is 609.7 million baht
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.
Background
* Established on 15 February 1950 as the National Economic Council (NEC)
* Renamed the Office of the National Economic Development Board (NEDB) in 1959.[
* 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
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Mission
NESDC is Thailand's central planning agency responsible for crafting strategies for balanced and sustainable development in the national interest.
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''. The aims of the Twelfth Plan are consistent with the targets of the 20-year national strategy (2017–2036).
* Pursue four national agendas:
*# Alleviate poverty
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and income distribution
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imbalances
*# Enhance Thailand's competitiveness
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*# Promote social capital
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development
*# Promote sustainable development
* Formulate strategies for key government policies
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and major development projects
* Analyze budget proposals by state-owned enterprise
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s and related agencies
* Create an economic intelligence database, especially for GDP
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data
* Develop development indicators
Organizational structure
The NESDC is composed of two main components:
NESDC board
* Composed of 23 members[http://www.radioparliament.net/parliament/viewNews.php?nId=9730#.XLPzkqQxWM8 ]
* Provides recommendations and comments on national economic and social development to the prime minister
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and cabinet
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* 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 and secretary-general
* Accommodates key development variables, notably the move towards a knowledge-based economy
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, civil service
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reforms, and good governance
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See also
* Office of the Prime Minister (Thailand)
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* Prime Minister of Thailand
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References
{{DEFAULTSORT:National Economic And Social Development Board
Government departments of Thailand
Government agencies established in 1950
1950 establishments in Thailand
Office of the Prime Minister (Thailand)