The Arts and Culture Center of Nakhon Si Thammarat Rajabhat University was allocated a budget of 940,000 baht from the university’s income for the fiscal year 2023 to support cultural heritage activities. This budget was divided into two main projects: the Conservation, Restoration, Inheritance, and Development of Arts, Culture, and Local Wisdom project (735,000 baht) and the University Management System Development towards Excellence project (205,000 baht). As of the reporting period, 543,056 baht (57.77%) has been disbursed, with 396,944 baht reserved for activities scheduled at the end of the fiscal year. Key expenditures include the poetry competition and traditional procession for the Tenth Lunar Month Festival (396,944 baht), Makha Bucha Day cloth offering ceremony (83,300 baht), cultural network development (49,572 baht), and cultural art competition (42,300 baht). These activities encompass the preservation of traditions, religious events, promotion of local wisdom, and cultural network establishment. The budget utilization has been in line with the plan, achieving a 100% disbursement rate of the total allocated funds.
