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Administration of Thailand

Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet, Bangladesh

Presented ByMd.Muklisur Rahman

Rubel

Introduction

Thailand is one of the most important country in the southeast Asia. She is a constitutional monarchy. The king serves people of Thailand as the head of state under the term of the constitution. Thailand comprises of the judiciary, executive and legislative branch. The king and Prime Minister covers executive branch.

The Kingdom of Thailand

Country Name: Kingdom of Thailand

Capital : Bangkok

GeographyEconomyReligionCultureGovernment

Capital

Bangkok

Geography

Geographical indication of Thailand

Religion

Theravada Buddhism (90%)

Islam

Hindu

Culture

Beauty of Nature

Govornment

Bhumibol_AdulyadejThe King (1946-present)

Yingluck ShinawatraPrime minister of Thailand

Legal Structure of Thai Administration

1. Legislative Branch2. Executive Branch3. Judiciary Branch

Parliament

Senate

House of Representative

Legislative Branch

Hereditary monarchy

Prime Minister

Cabinet

Royal Thai Government

Executive Branch

Constitutional court

Supreme court of justice

Supreme administrative court

Office of the attorney General

Judiciary Branch

The structure of Thailand’s Public Administration:

Ministries of Thailand:Name Since Head

Office of the Prime Minister 1932 Minister

Ministry of Defence 1887 Minister

Ministry of Finance 1873 Minister

Ministry of Foreign Affairs 1875 Minister

Ministry of Tourism and Sports 2002 Minister

Ministry of Social Development and Human Security

2002 Minister

Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives 1892 Minister

Ministry of Transport 1912 Minister

Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment 2002 Minister

Ministry Information and communication Technology

2002 Minister

Name Since Head

Ministry of Energy 2002 Minister

Ministry of Commerce 1892 Minister

Ministry of Interior 1892 Minister

Ministry of Justice 1891 Minister

Ministry of Labour 1993 Minister

Ministry of Culture 2002 Minister

Ministry of Science and Technology 1979 Minister

Ministry of Education 1892 Minister

Ministry of Public Health 1942 Minister

Ministry of Industry 1942 Minister

Local Government

Decentralization In Context Of Thailand

The Constitution of 1997 laid the foundation for decentralization and set the guidelines for public sector reforms. One principle of the policy reforms involves decentralization and devolution of responsibilities from central agencies national body (the National Decentralization Committee: NDC) was established to take responsibility for fiscal reform in accordance with the decentralization principle. The duties of the committee include designing a revenue transfer formula for all local government units to finance local public expenditures and determining the functions of central government that must be devolved to local governments. Since decentralization is an ongoing process which continually requires adjustment, the law requires revision of the decentralization plan every five years.

Civil Service of Thailand

Legal Basis The authority and duties of the Civil Service Commission Recruitment and Selection Remuneration Training

Legal Basis The legal authority for administration of the Thai civil service

is based on three Principal acts: 1) Organization of State Administration Act, 2) The Government Organization Act, and 3) The Civil Service Act (revised 1992).The Organization of State Administration Act sets down the bureaucratic structure and its administration. The original Act was promulgated in 1932, and was later superseded by the Act of 1991. Under the Act, Thai civil service administration is a combined system of centralized, de-concentrated and decentralized functions divided into three levels:

The authority and duties of the Civil Service Commission• (1) to make proposals and advise the Council of Ministers• (2) to report to the Council of Ministers with respect to

considerations• (3) to prescribe rules, procedures and standards for the management

and development• (4) to approve the manpower framework of government agencies• (5) to issue CSC Regulations and rules governing human resource

management in pursuance of this Act• (6) to give interpretations and rulings on problems arising from the

application of this Act• (7) to supervise, oversee, monitor, inspect and evaluate the human

resource management of civil officials in ministries and departments• (8) to formulate policies and issue rules concerning King’s

scholarships and government scholarships

Recruitment and SelectionThere are three routes by which a person can join the civil service:1.Through a competitive examination, consisting of three testing

stages – General Knowledge, Specific Knowledge, and Position Suitability;

2.Through selection, applied where departments and the CSC deem it appropriate to apply different recruitment and selection criteria and procedures; and

3.Through special appointment, applied when departments are authorized by the CSC to recruit personnel for appointment as experts, professionals or specialists as required for the benefit of the civil service.

Remuneration• In 1993 improved compensation levels were approved

by a revising the salary schedule of civil servants. This work was done by the National Compensation Committee (NCC) in accordance with its compensation reform mission

TrainingThe Civil Service Act of 1992 contains four sections related to Human Resource

Development: • All new recruits must attend an orientation course during their probationary period. The

content comprises basic knowledge about the civil service, basic skills and practice in performing necessary jobs which are commonly assigned positive attitudes towards public service;

 • Human resource development must be a prime concern of all superior officers is-à-via

their subordinates;

• Participation in supervisory or managerial courses is compulsory for civil servants who are promoted to supervisory or managerial positions;

 • Civil servants are allowed to further their study, to attend training programs, to

undertake observation visits, or to do research within the country and abroad in accordance with the rules and procedures prescribed by the Civil Service Commission.

Limitation of Thai civil services

Corruption PracticePublic Disclosure of

InformationProcedural rulesLack of initiativeLack of trainingLack of motivationToo much emphasis

on controlUnclear organization

goals

 

Lack of teamwork Recruitment problem Organization

structure problems Unfair compensation Lack of leadership  Succession problem

Recommendation Ensure access to public information. At the most basic level, an

enactment and enforcement of a Public Information Act would be required. In the Thai case, the law needs more bite and greater compliance monitoring to be effective.

  Establishment clear governance rules for all administrative

procedures. At the basic level, this would require an enactment and enforcement of a Public Administrative Law that lay down the basic foundation of a “due process” for all administrative procedures.

   Ensure greater public disclosure of all state rules and regulations

pertaining to any administrative procedure, rules or decisions. At the moment, most state agencies only list laws that provide them with the legal mandate and authority.

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