Muan-gun Selected as an 'Excellent Institution' in the 2020 Local Government Productivity Awards

Among 28 Best Places to Live Local Governments, Ranked 3rd in County Level

Muan-gun Government Office Exterior / ? Asia Economy

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Seo Young-seo] Muan County, Jeollanam-do (Governor Kim San) announced on the 12th that it was awarded the Encouragement Prize by being ranked 3rd among counties in the 28 livable local governments in the productivity index evaluation of the ‘10th Local Government Productivity Awards 2020.’

This numerically proves that the quality of administrative services has improved through the productivity and capacity enhancement of the 7th elected administration.

In the 2020 government joint evaluation Jeollanam-do assessment, the county also achieved 9th place by rising 12 levels and was selected as a ‘developing city/county,’ receiving a financial incentive of 50 million won as prize money.

According to the productivity level analysis data by sector, the county achieved results far exceeding the national average in the resident/health and safety/security sectors, and especially received the highest grade, S grade, in seven items including debt ratio, number of lifelong education facilities, number of kindergarten teachers, and safety index.

Governor Kim San said, “I am pleased to have achieved good results consecutively in the productivity award evaluation and government joint evaluation, and it is particularly meaningful to be selected as a livable local government and a developing city/county,” adding, “I hope that the residents of Muan, who are mentally and physically exhausted due to COVID-19, will see the future and hope of Muan through this evaluation result and be comforted.”

Meanwhile, the Local Government Productivity Awards evaluation is conducted by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety and the Korea Productivity Center (KPC) to measure the efforts and capabilities of local governments to improve residents’ quality of life and public services from a productivity perspective and to induce competitiveness enhancement. It awards the top 10 cities/counties/districts annually, and Muan County’s selection as an excellent institution in the evaluation is the first in five years since 2015.

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