Gwangjin-gu Selected as an Excellent Autonomous District for 5 Consecutive Years in Government Joint Evaluation

Selected as an Excellent District in the '2021 Government Joint Evaluation', Securing 20 Million Won in Financial Support

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Gwangjin-gu (Mayor Kim Seon-gap) achieved an excellent grade (A grade) in the '2021 Government Joint Evaluation' hosted by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, marking the remarkable achievement of being selected as an 'Excellent Autonomous District for 5 Consecutive Years.'

The Government Joint Evaluation is a system that comprehensively evaluates national delegated tasks, national subsidy projects, and major national policies carried out over the past year across 17 metropolitan cities and provinces nationwide. The Ministry of the Interior and Safety leads the evaluation, with 21 central government ministries jointly assessing the performance of local governments.

Gwangjin-gu achieved 32 out of 41 quantitative indicators for autonomous districts and fulfilled 9 out of 10 qualitative indicators related to preparation efforts, securing 20 million KRW in financial support.

The district showed excellent performance across all areas, including ▲activation of data-driven administration ▲timely establishment rate of essential ordinances ▲performance of local government job projects ▲achievement rate of senior citizen job targets ▲utilization rate of national and public daycare centers ▲efforts to support out-of-school youth ▲management rate of food poisoning occurrences.

In particular, high achievements were noted in ▲priority purchase rate in the social economy sector ▲collection rate of undue medical benefits ▲violation rate of pollutant discharge business sites ▲achievement rate of appointment targets for female public officials in managerial positions of grade 5 or higher.

Kim Seon-gap, Mayor of Gwangjin-gu, said, “I am very pleased that our efforts to provide administrative services that residents can feel have led to excellent results in the government project evaluation.” He added, “We will continue to communicate with residents and constantly reflect to further develop Gwangjin.”

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