Minister of the Interior and Safety Commendation, Secured a Total of 550 Million Won in Special Grants Over 3 Years

Boseong-gun Selected as an Excellent Institution for Three Consecutive Years in the Disaster Management Evaluation Hosted by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety View original image


[Boseong=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Cheon-seok] Boseong County, Jeollanam-do announced on the 14th that it was selected as an excellent institution in the ‘2020 Disaster Management Evaluation’ conducted by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety and received the Minister of the Interior and Safety’s institutional commendation.


Boseong County, which has been selected as an excellent institution in the disaster management evaluation for three consecutive years, has secured a total of 550 million won in special grants so far.


In this year’s evaluation, Boseong County received high scores for △expansion of financial investment in disaster safety, △strengthening safety management for vulnerable groups such as children, the elderly, and the disabled, △performance in maintenance and management of disaster prevention facilities, △actual disaster and accident response cases, and △implementation of measures to minimize damage from climate disasters.


County Governor Kim Cheol-woo said, “This is the result of prioritizing the safety of residents while facing COVID-19 and various disasters this year and striving to improve Boseong County’s disaster management capabilities,” adding, “We will focus all our capabilities on creating a safe Boseong until COVID-19 is over.”



Meanwhile, the disaster management evaluation has been conducted since 2005 and is a system that evaluates the comprehensive disaster management policy implementation capabilities of disaster management responsible institutions according to the ‘Framework Act on the Management of Disasters and Safety.’ It is conducted for 325 institutions nationwide (28 central government departments, 226 city/county/district offices, 17 provincial offices, and 54 public institutions), and comprehensively evaluates disaster management performance based on a total of 34 indicators in six areas: △common, △prevention, △preparedness, △response, △recovery, and △additional/deduction points.


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