13 June 2022.
: Team of hay on the farm stall(local)
Honoring the contributions of the local development of the former director general, Saroj Katchamart.
Mr. Saroj's death, former Director-General of DLA, department of local administration, who made many contributions to the local government during the changing of the future to local people, both political personnel and civil personnel, have the right to receive scholarships for bachelor's and master's degree studies with the local budget for promote knowledge to increase them the educational qualifications. Especially for the local politics personnel. He is being the first director general as the pioneer of the local personnel, and he returned back to be the director general in 2004-2006, was the founder of the DLA Savings Cooperative and initiated the establishment of a local personnel development institute at Khlong Nueng Center. He is the inventor and pushes the locality to set an important role in helping people in diversity ways. During the first era of decentralization.
In the Saroj era, there were many things for the local people, such as the building of the Institute of Personnel Development (SorPorBor), Klong Nueng, which was as modern as a hotel, and in addition, this building can also use it to do relevant activities too. In addition, he's friendly, being the Director-General of the DLA who made open mind to all local people with a friendly manner. In the latter director's made visitor got almost inaccessible.
The Weaknesses, the Mistaken, or the Blind Spot.
However, in the local strengths may be overlooked, or no one looked at other disadvantages for them-self review.
(1) Personnel Development Institute (SorPorBor) building, Khlong Nueng, land donated, loan budget from the local government pension fund (KorBorTor) a hundreds of millions baht. Debt management has not yet been fully utilized, that must be continued arrange management that depends on the efficiency to manage the training of local personnel (civil servants and local officials) which the main income comes from registration fees training courses, per year can get a lot of money.
(2) issuing regulations for local use without multiple power bases, such as the announcement of Interior Ministry, rules for granting scholarships (B.E.2004), Regulation of local service expenditure B.E.1999, which has existed since the time of the Department of Provincial Administration (DOPA), that's not corrected. (Nowadays is the Ministry of Interior's regulations on reimbursement of expenses Administration of local government organizations, B.E.2562) etc.
(3) he who promoted and establish the local child care center to set up a Child Development Center (SorPorDor) and specification frame of the Child Care (PorDorDor) until he becomes a Teacher of Child Development Center. But that is the cause of can not transfer educational duties from the Fundamental of Education Committee (SorPorThor) to the Local Unit in the latter. SorPorThor does not transfer them and the position of Child Care teacher has a lot of problems contributing to the privilege of the all connecting students (spoil system), but Mr. Saroj said that it's good, the Mayor will put the likeable people of local. But in fact, that it is a surrogate person, a connecting person in line, bribe money for position, so more than 80% of the personnel from the zigzag way.
(4) From item (3), in normally, Child Development Center of Local Unit for children aged 2-4 years, but according to local standards that later. Child Development Center accept children aged 3-5 years, it is a blind spot for the burden of taking care of infants. Young children, infant age range 0-1 years, early childhood (preschool) age 2-6 years. Education of children in young children aged 2-3 years must use a “nursery” or nursery system because young children are very young, they need special care from teacher/caregiver to student/learner/child, the ratio rate of teacher must have a ratio greater than the school, because young children need more caregivers.
Is the Local Unit not ready for Decentralize, isn't it?
The biggest obstacle to decentralization by freezing the locality from growing during the NCPO government, an allegation to insult the locality call "dakdan" (means lag) for not prospering not yet ready, the key word is “Local is not strong. Local corruption is still there.” Local Academics (Analysts) agree that all caused by problems in allocation of "centralized power" by all central power.
insults like an ignorant person, the local government is not ready yet. Without going back and looking at the past facts, it is unfair to the local area. Prime Minister Prayut had to make a statement like this reflected that government officials in the Department of Local Administration (DLA) and the Ministry of Interior, who've reported and gave misinformation like deliberately malicious and memorizing the same context by not creatively applied to the local area. In fact, the Local Unit also has a lot of potential in itself. He is waiting for authority and waiting for people to have real power will be brought out with the power of "Soft Power" that exists everywhere in Thailand.
Currently, provincial government agencies almost all ministries and including those that are affiliated, Ministry of Interior has served to provide public services to the people. He can only be a post office sent to local because they do not have the potential to do it on their own. But the government also accused that the Local Unit is not ready to decentralize powers.
(1) There is an opinion that if it had not been for the coup d'etat by the NCPO on 22 May 2014, Chiang Mai would have already elected a governor.
(2) Decentralization, needless to say "Decentralized power in the Thai style". It must refer to the constitution and universal principles of rights and freedoms of the people for the development of the country. How will the economy of the villagers be born equal? People must choose a political party that dares to think and dare to change. Government do not allowing budgets to be clustered by leaks and corrupt, especially those with decision-making powers must be transparent & integrity in their budgets. Government be remove out a bribe corruption by no discrimination (no prejudice), and encourage local supporters to use their own potential to the fullest.
(3) At present, the authority still can not separates the duties, powers and missions of the provincial governor, district chief, village headman from the local government. There is still redundancy Conflict work, interfering with each other, holding on to power, worrying about power by consolidating power Centralization of power that needs urgent fixes The role of the central government The region has only supervising powers (Tutelle).
(4) Wanting the local administration to be strong, they must give independence and decision-making power by decentralizing powers to More than this
(5) When the central government refuses to decentralize powers, there is no need to distribute work. Because almost all the local work has been done. The local people are close to the people so they know the problem. would solve problems better and faster than the provincial government and distant central Currently, the duty is only to receive reports from the local authorities only.
(6) 130 years of reform The bureaucracy has not progressed. Government agencies have become very large. both salary The budget for both the central and regional areas has increased, but said that it was not ready to decentralize power. How will the local people understand?
(7) Many ministries have sent letters to the Local Government Authority assigning their missions to the Local Authority, but they did not transfer the legal missions to them. Recently, the Ministry of Labor has asked the Ministry of Labor to prepare an action plan on the management of informal workers, 2023-2027.
(8) Then the mission that transfers various tasks. The past localities, known as local authorities, are not ready yet? It turned out that the state was not ready to transfer. Because at present, all the missions in the local government area have been done and the local area is strong and ready for a long time. But they are being told every day that the local authorities are not ready.
(9) At present, it must be admitted that public service work Making the people well-being is all because of the local government.
(10) Local authorities have a duty to promote democracy and make people smarter. The pressure of people to be afraid that they will be difficult to rule therefore does not correspond to the context of today's world society.
(11) Principles of local government officials, not provincial government officials central government The local supervisor is the prime minister who comes from the people. It is a global principle, including Japan, America, Europe, if the regional government agencies are transferred to the local area. The supervisor is the Prime Minister of Local Administration if local government officials are transferred to the provincial government. The supervisor is the sheriff, the provincial governor, according to the law on the administration of the state affairs. Social sciences, political science, which children call Civil servants in the position of heads of central government agencies in a ministry, department, are the Permanent Secretary and the Director-General, respectively, are the Prime Minister and the Minister of Foreign Affairs (Political parties are elected by the people) and the Permanent Secretary and Director-General (Permanent Party). In the case of Bangkok, it is "Government officials of Bangkok" with the "Governor of Bangkok" is the same as the mayor, the mayor of the PAO as the commanding officer. But in the early days, local governance was not developed. therefore use the appointment system instead There is a provincial governor, a chairman of the Provincial Administrative Organization, etc. In the end, the commanding officer of all government services is all villagers. Because he will volunteer to be elected to be the head of the local government agency instead of the people.
(12) The control of local political parties, in addition to complying with the NACC Act, currently has “ethics” to control behavior. in order not to use power inappropriately according to sanctions But bad people always make pranks. Affects government officials who are honest as well, such as non-compliance with the rules, corruption, including ethical behavior such as sexual harassment, which in respect of civil servants is called "discipline", but the department Politics has no discipline, so the "Code of Ethics" is used to apply if there is a violation of ethics. removal authority (that is, the supervisor) can order from the office, etc.
(13) In exercising the power of a person who has a position of authority (Authority) may use a channel to abuse power (Abuse of Power) or use power that is wrong, unfair, unethical. Good Governance It's a channel for bad bureaucrats. in lobbying exploit corruption together Both the waste of money and the deposit according to the sponsorship system (Spoil System), thus there are a number of civil servants entering the position. "Children of your children" that is a detriment to the bureaucratic system There is no merit system if the local system has decent decentralization. Corruption zigzags into such a position can be easily investigated. because the people have full power If any government agency has not strictly implemented the moral system Even some central officials have the right to be harassed as well if they do not work in accordance with the policy. Do not see the commander's eyes Unable to withstand the system, he resigned from government service. Human resource management has problems in every organization. From the national organization to the family organization Although the law has been in force for a long time. Solving development problems must therefore be in “The Rule of Law” “must perform duties in accordance with the Constitution, the law and the rule of law. for the common good of the nation and the well-being of the people as a whole” as defined in the Constitution of the Kingdom of Thailand B.E. 2560 (2017), Section 3.
(14) When "people" can draw up a law People also have to amend the law. According to the principles of good governance, but the big problem encountered is the "authoritarianism" (Authoritarianism), or easily understood in The characteristics of authoritarianism often come in many forms, such as the privileged, the feudal, the nobles, the lords, the lords, the lords, the subordinates, the masters and the servants, and also the political culture. The "big house style" (Clientelism) that is still embedded in the Thai social system for a long time is difficult to solve. These custom systems are very strong. Perhaps it is an obstacle to development in other areas, related to the general public because there is a custom "Chao Khun Mun Nai" is the location of various developments. Therefore, it is secondary because the system must be before.
These are allegations of inferiority, "dumpling", accusing the locality of not being ready for decentralization. because the locality is not yet strong,
Amen.
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