"60 years" Community Development Department 60 years to "applaud"

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8 Sep. 2022 5:11 a.m.

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I just learned from watching the evening news of one TV channel that the Department of Community Development

The Ministry of Interior will reach the age of 60 on October 1, 2022.

As soon as I finished watching the news, I hurried to Google to search the history of the Department of Community Development. It turned out that it was true because there was a

law to raise the status of local development under the Department of the Interior.

To become the Department of Community Development from October 1, 2505 onwards ... 60 years, just in October of this year.

Year 1962, I am studying at the Faculty of Economics.

Thammasat University is the third year, one more year to graduate. Remember that many of us studying economics are interested in going to work at this department.

Even to the point of asking for details to share and read

And later, when it's over, there are 4 or 5 friends applying to work at this department if I'm not mistaken.

In the beginning of the department's establishment, there were only complaints from the heart of the officials of this department that they were the concubines of the Interior.

Rarely be cared for

But the first director-general, Mr. Sai Hutacharoen, did not give up and continued to develop and improve the department's operational methods.

until it is more accepted by the people, especially in the provinces

Later in the 5th Development Plan, 1982-1986

Although Thailand has a modern industrial development plan

To move forward to becoming a more industrialized country and has a "East Coast Development Plan" as a spearhead for walking towards the blazing blaze in this era.

But the Prime Minister during that period, including General Prem Tinsulanonda, ordered the Council of Ministers to prepare

"Poverty Rural Development Plan"

along with...

so that rural brothers and sisters can open their eyes and open their mouths

not only to create prosperity for the people in the developed part only

The National Council for Peace and Order has therefore formulated the Poverty Rural Development Plan under the 5th Development Plan and established the National Rural Development Committee, known as the NCCC, chaired by Prem himself.

causing the Department of Community Development, which is one of the main departments of the Ministry of Interior

Get the opportunity to take part in the National Rural Development Plan fully

In addition to the traditional community development projects that have already been carried out.

National Rural Development Board

also assigned to the Department of Development

The community serves to store data at the village level up to 2 sets.

The first set was in 1982 asking the Department of Community Development to collect data at the village level, known as the NTC 2 K., in order to know what the socio-economic status of each village is.

and how much better

Once developed

The second set was followed in 1989, which included the PDRC data on the basic needs of the villagers in various fields such as public health, education, employment, income and the environment.

along with assigning the Department of Community Development to take action

This department has received and carried out a great survey for more than 30 years. It has not been abandoned until now the PDRC data has become an important part of the TPMAP that the current government uses as a tool for targeted poverty management.

Can tell where the poor person is, so be it.

In addition to the deposit that has become this outstanding work

The Department of Community Development has also devoted itself to many tasks assigned by the government to achieve success.

The government of

"Pa Prem"

asked to initiate the

"1 District 1 Product"

project first and have developed until it became "1 District, 1 Product" or OTOP later, which has been a huge success that is seen now.

On the occasion of

"Sayid"

or 60 years, the Department of Community Development will arrive on October 1 ... I wish all civil servants of the Department of Community Development, both past and present.

Be proud of the work you have done and which has been of great direct and indirect benefit to the rural brothers and sisters.

Let's move forward to the years 61–62–63 and keep going for hundreds of years in the future…and believe me, today you become a

The "child of the royal family" of the Ministry of the Interior is now full, not the "concubine" as in the past...in the eyes of the people!

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(Illustration Credit : https://www.cdd.go.th/)

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