Gangnam-gu Veterans Birthday Celebration Fund: 100,000 KRW Per Person
'Rich District Office' Gangnam-gu Significantly Expands Support for Veterans to 4.26 Billion Won... Veterans' Honor Allowance Raised from 70,000 to 80,000 Won per Month, Highest among Seoul Districts
[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Gangnam-gu (District Mayor Jung Soon-gyun) is expanding the support budget for national veterans and other honorees to 4.264 billion KRW this year and will implement new projects such as providing birthday congratulatory money to eligible recipients.
The district will allocate 298 million KRW from this year's budget, which has increased by 16.2% (593 million KRW) compared to the previous year, to implement four new projects: ▲birthday congratulatory money (for those aged 80 and above) ▲support for funeral supplies (condolence flags, wreaths, convenience items) upon the death of national veterans ▲consolation money for veterans' organizations (3 million KRW per organization) ▲production and installation of memorial plaques for national veterans.
In particular, the birthday congratulatory money will be 100,000 KRW per person, making Gangnam-gu the first autonomous district in Seoul to provide this benefit.
Additionally, the district has allocated a total of 3.611 billion KRW for veterans' honorariums and consolation money, expanding the scale of ongoing projects for national veterans.
Among these, the veterans' honorarium will be raised from 70,000 KRW to 80,000 KRW per month, the highest amount among Seoul's autonomous districts. Furthermore, the transportation vehicles for visitors to Daejeon National Cemetery, previously provided by five 45-seat charter buses, will be replaced with nine 28-seat limousine buses to offer greater convenience to bereaved families and others.
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Im Dong-ho, Director of the Welfare Policy Division, stated, “We must remember the noble spirit of sacrifice of the patriots who did not hesitate to give their lives for the existence and development of the Republic of Korea.” He added, “We will continue to carry out various projects that enhance the pride and honor of veterans, doing our best to create ‘Gangnam, a welfare city that embraces everyone.’”
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