[2] The ministry in its present form was founded on 1 April 1892 by King Chulalongkorn (Rama V) in his reforms of the Siamese government.

[3] The MOI, being responsible for provincial affairs, will, in conjunction with other ministries, deploy 7,663 teams to visit 83,151 communities[4] starting 21 February 2018 to explain the NCPO's Thai Niyom project.

[4] Thai Niyom, as defined by Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha, is "Thainess without ignoring global practices and international norms".

"It is the extent[ion] of the pracharat (people's state) policy which emphasises internal growth and public participation and support while the government seeks cooperation from the private sector and the academic sector.

A 61-member panel known as "steering committee for development under sustainable Thai Niyom Yangyeun ('Sustainable Thai-ism') projects" was set up to supervise the program.

Each tambon (sub-district) team will have 7 to 12 members, consisting of local officials, security personnel, academics and volunteers brought together under the "Tam Kwam Dee Duay Hua Jai" ('Do good deeds by hearts') project.

Interior Minister Anupong Paojinda denied the program was aimed at boosting the popularity of the military government.