Yoo Deok-yeol, Dongdaemun District Mayor, Receives '1st Constitutional Award'

District Mayor Yu Deok-yeol Receives Constitutional Award for Upholding Constitutional Values and Promoting National Welfare in Local Administration... Highly Praised for Advancing Dongdaemun-gu Welfare Community 'Bodeumnuri' and Efforts to Eliminate Welfare Blind Spots

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Yoo Deok-yeol, Mayor of Dongdaemun-gu, received the Constitutional Award in the autonomous administration category at the '1st Korea Constitutional Awards' ceremony held at the CCMM Building on the 14th.

Hosted by the Korea Constitutional Association, the 'Korea Constitutional Awards' are given to outstanding elected public officials who have contributed to protecting constitutional values, promoting national prosperity and public welfare, advancing national future strategies, and nurturing national talent.

Mayor Yoo was recognized for his significant contribution to resolving welfare blind spots by effectively operating the Dongdaemun-gu type welfare community project 'Bodeumnuri,' which he has promoted since the 5th term of the civilian government, and thus received the Constitutional Award in the autonomous administration category.

The Dongdaemun-gu type welfare community 'Bodeumnuri' is a project that cares for vulnerable groups who are struggling in life but do not meet the legal criteria for protection.

Since December 2011, when all Dongdaemun-gu employees formed 1:1 hope partnerships with vulnerable groups in welfare blind spots, the district has organized and operated Hope Welfare Committees in all 14 neighborhoods since April 2013. From 2013 to last year, it has supported approximately 260,000 households with over 7.1 billion KRW, greatly contributing to resolving welfare blind spots.

Yoo Deok-yeol, Mayor of Dongdaemun-gu, stated, "I am honored that the efforts we have quietly made for the development of the district to realize a 'Happy Dongdaemun-gu for People' have been recognized externally," and added, "We will continue to discover welfare projects to strengthen the Dongdaemun-gu type welfare community and actively promote various policies tailored to local conditions to contribute to the development of Dongdaemun-gu."

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