Rep. Yoon Jae-gap Introduces Partial Amendment Bill to the Framework Act on Disaster and Safety Management

Democratic Party of Korea Representative Yoon Jae-gap (Haenam·Wando·Jindo) / ⓒ Asia Economy

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Hyun] Rep. Yoon Jae-gap (The Democratic Party, Haenam·Jindo·Wando) announced on the 16th that he has taken the lead in proposing the "Partial Amendment to the Framework Act on Disaster and Safety Management," which includes damage to crops caused by natural disasters such as typhoons and heatwaves in the criteria for declaring special disaster zones.

Under the current law, special disaster zones are declared to provide urgent recovery support to areas affected by disasters, offering national support and various special administrative, financial, and medical assistance.

However, since the criteria for declaring special disaster zones focus mainly on facilities such as houses, damage to crops and aquaculture products is not included, limiting support for farmers and fishermen in rural areas with low fiscal independence in terms of damage recovery and assistance.

Accordingly, Rep. Yoon Jae-gap has taken the lead in proposing the "Framework Act on Disaster and Safety Management" to include damage to crops and aquaculture products caused by disasters in the criteria for declaring special disaster zones.

If this amendment passes, areas where crops are damaged by disasters will be declared special disaster zones and receive national treasury support, enabling rapid recovery of damage in rural farming and fishing communities.

Rep. Yoon Jae-gap stated, "Support for rural farming and fishing communities affected by disasters will be strengthened, and rapid recovery of damaged rural areas is expected," adding, "I will strive to create a dense safety net against natural disasters in rural areas."

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