Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and Other Government Departments Establish 'Youth-Dedicated' Divisions

Partial Amendment to the Buddha Organizational Ordinance Approved at the Cabinet Meeting

[Sejong=Asia Economy Reporter Son Seon-hee] The government announced on the 31st that it will establish dedicated youth departments in four government ministries, including the Ministry of Economy and Finance, to comprehensively support youth generation issues such as employment difficulties and housing instability.

According to the Ministry of the Interior and Safety and the Office for Government Policy Coordination, a partial amendment to the ministerial organization ordinance with this content was approved at the Cabinet meeting on the morning of the same day. This amendment is a follow-up measure to the Youth Basic Act enacted in August last year and will take effect from the 7th of next month.

The four ministries?the Ministry of Economy and Finance, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, the Ministry of SMEs and Startups, and the Financial Services Commission?will establish a "Youth Policy Division" to promote the discovery of youth policy tasks and conduct surveys on the actual conditions. The Youth Policy Division of the Ministry of Economy and Finance will support overall youth economic policies, the Ministry of Land will be responsible for youth housing policies, the Ministry of SMEs and Startups for youth entrepreneurship and employment promotion, and the Financial Services Commission for supporting financial life for youth.

Additionally, five ministries?the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the Ministry of Health and Welfare, and the Ministry of Employment and Labor?have decided to reinforce personnel related to youth policies.

The government explained that this organizational amendment was made considering the expanding necessity of youth policies, the continuous increase in government tasks and budgets related to youth, and the growing workload of youth-related affairs in each ministry.

Nam Hyung-gi, Director of the Youth Policy Coordination Office at the Office for Government Policy Coordination, said, "At a time when youth policy is taking root as a major national policy, establishing dedicated departments in related ministries is very timely," and added, "We will closely cooperate with the youth policy divisions of each ministry to ensure that government-wide youth policies are carried out organically."

Han Chang-seop, Director of the Government Innovation Organization Office at the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, said, "The importance of youth policy and social interest have increased," and added, "Through the establishment of this dedicated youth organization and reinforcement of personnel, we expect to establish and promote new youth-related policies from the perspective of youth and to evaluate and review existing youth policies to further develop them."

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