Gwangju Buk-gu Wins Minister of Health and Welfare Award in Two Areas of 'Local Welfare Projects'

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yukbong] Buk-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City (District Mayor Moon In) announced on the 22nd that it received the Minister of Health and Welfare Award in two categories in the 2020 local welfare project evaluation.

This evaluation was conducted by the Ministry of Health and Welfare targeting 229 local governments nationwide to discover and share various welfare cases in the region.

Buk-gu achieved excellent results by winning the grand prize following last year's excellence award in the field of social security benefit inspection and management, and the excellence award in the field of social economy activation, the only one in Gwangju City and Jeonnam Province, securing the ministerial award along with a prize money of about 10 million won.

In the field of social security benefit inspection and management, Buk-gu received high evaluation for contributing to the eradication of fraudulent claims by establishing a comprehensive plan for countermeasures against welfare benefit fraud, preventing financial leakage through meticulous management, and providing correct information on reporting obligations by conducting non-face-to-face education for fraudulent recipients.

In the field of social economy activation, Buk-gu was recognized for its achievements in expanding sales channels for social economy enterprises and activating the social economy by operating resident-participatory care cooperatives, creating jobs for women with career interruptions and vulnerable groups to build a local social safety net and realize productive welfare, as well as operating a public institution preferential purchase disclosure system and a joint sales center for social economy enterprise products.

Mayor Moon In of Buk-gu said, “We will continue to do our best to resolve welfare blind spots through welfare projects tailored to local characteristics and the establishment of a dense welfare safety net.”

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