Abstract:
This research aimed to study the level of public participation in the preparation of local development plans at Baan Tum Municipal District, Amphoe Muang, Phayao Province and to study problems and difficulty on public participation in the preparation of the local development plans at Baan Tum Municipal District, Amphoe Muang, Phayao Province. The samples of the study were 380 people from 13 villages in Baan Tum district area. The instrument was the questionnaire comprising 3 parts: Part 1: basic information of the respondents, Part 2: level of public participation in the preparation of the local development plans at Baan Tum Municipal District, and Part 3: Open-ended questionnaire about problems and suggestions on the preparation of the local development plans at Baan Tum Municipal District. The results showed that the samples gave their opinions on the level of the public participation in the preparation of development plans at Baan Tum Municipal District, Amphoe Muang, Phayao Province at the level of moderate. The level of public participation in making decision was highest, followed by the public participation in the benefits, the public participation in the evaluation and the least level of public participation was in the action aspect.