Jongno-gu Announces Public Participation Budget Projects Worth 1.2 Billion KRW

The proposal areas include all fields closely related to residents' lives such as welfare, transportation, culture, and environment... Applications can be submitted online via the district office website or email by May 8, or by mail/visit to the Planning and Budget Department and local community centers.

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[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Jongno-gu (Mayor Kim Young-jong) is accepting applications until May 8 for the '2020 Jongno-gu Resident Participatory Budget' project, where residents directly participate in the 2021 budget project planning process and provide valuable opinions.

The resident participatory budget is a system where local residents directly participate in proposing, reviewing, and deciding budget projects, increasing interest and awareness of financial management rights and contributing to improving transparency in financial operations.

This call for proposals is divided into ‘district-wide participatory projects’ that address and improve issues across the entire district rather than specific areas (dong), and ‘local participatory projects’ that resolve inconveniences for residents in the respective areas, with a total budget of 1.2 billion KRW.

The project proposal fields include ▲Women ▲Economy & Jobs ▲Welfare ▲Transportation ▲Culture ▲Environment ▲Tourism & Sports ▲Urban Safety ▲Housing ▲Parks, and all other fields closely related to residents' daily lives.

General projects exceeding 200 million KRW, event-type projects exceeding 100 million KRW, projects requested on the premise of supporting specific organizations, and projects such as construction or manufacturing that require several years to complete are excluded.

If you wish to participate, you can submit an application form via the Resident Participatory Budget Room - Project Proposal page on the Jongno-gu Office website or by emailing the person in charge at endud2020@mail.jongno.kr.

Additionally, applications can be submitted by mail or in person at the district office (Jongno-gu Sambong-ro 43, Planning and Budget Division) or the local community service centers.

Submitted projects will be reviewed by the relevant departments and classified as eligible or ineligible. Eligible projects will be subject to on-site verification and inspection by resident participatory budget committee members, who will select excellent projects to be presented at the general meeting.

After voting at the general meeting, the final 2021 participatory budget chosen by Jongno residents will be confirmed. Subsequently, the relevant departments will collaborate with proposers to specify and realize the project details.

Through the 2019 Resident Participatory Budget system, Jongno-gu implemented a total of 31 projects with a budget of 1.107 billion KRW, including ‘Illegal Garbage Dumping Monitoring Using Smart Warning Boards,’ the ‘Living Alone’ program to prevent depression among elderly living alone, and the ‘Healing Urban Horticulture Village School’.

Mayor Kim Young-jong stated, “The resident participatory budget system is a system that realizes financial democracy by allowing residents to directly participate in the budget planning process. Based on affection and interest in the community, it is an excellent opportunity for residents to directly improve various parts of Jongno-gu and cultivate a future blueprint. We ask for your active interest and participation.”

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