Vision statement of Talat Chaiya municipality

Almost every government agency has a vision statement (วิสัยทัศน์), to sum up how they intend to work for their subjects or clients. I have shown the one the Department of Provincial Administration placed on their website earlier, another one I spotted when I went to the municipal office of Talat Chaiya subdistrict municipality (เทศบาลตำบลตลาดไชยา), a sign hanging directly next to the entrance.

Strangely the much longer statements on their website does not include the one printed on that sign. The vision statements listing aims should not be confused with the slogans (คำขวัญ), which the provinces and most districts have. These slogan list geographical or cultural highlights of the area. I will devote a future posting to these slogans.

The vision statement of Talat Chaiya municipality reads as follows:

เทศบาลตำบลตลาดไชยา เป็นเมืองน่าอยู่	Talat Chaiya municipality is a lively town
มุ่งสู่การเป็นเมืองศูนย์กลางสุราษฎร์ธานีตอนบน	aim to be central town of northern Surat Thani
ประชาชนมีคุณภาพชีวิตที่ดี	Population have high quality of living
สังคมมีความปลอดภัยในชีวิตและทรัพย์สิน	community have safety in life and possession

Vision statement of the Department of Provincial Administration

The Department of provincial administration (DOPA, กรมการปกครอง) displays a nicely designed advert banner on their website. It shows Prince Damrong Rajanubhab, the first interior minister 1892-1915 and father of the administrative subdivisions still in use today. I am not sure which building is to the left, but I suspect it's a statue in front of the Ministry of the Interior, as the same one shows on the MOI website as well. During my last vacations I did not make it to Rattanakosin island, so I could not take photos of the MOI building like I originally planned. The text defines the vision of the department:

วิสัยทัศน์กรมการปกครอง	Vision of the department of provincial administration
เป็นองค์กรสมรรถนะสูง	be an office with high abilities
มุ่งมั่นบูรณาการงานในพื้นที่	concentrate on integrating of local works
และเป็นที่พึ่งของประชาชน	and be supported of the citizens
เพื่อสังคมสงบสุข	to be a happy society