Daejeon City and Autonomous Districts Increase Meal Prices for Food-Insecure Children and Improve Card Usage

[Asia Economy (Daejeon) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] Daejeon City recently held the 21st Daejeon Decentralization Policy Council, where Mayor Heo Tae-jeong of Daejeon and the heads of five district offices met to discuss five agenda items, including improvements to the child meal card, the city announced on the 16th.

At the meeting, the city and autonomous districts agreed to raise the meal price for children at risk of food insecurity from the current 6,000 won to 8,000 won. Until now, the meal price for these children had not reflected inflation rates, leading to criticism that usage was concentrated at convenience stores.

Accordingly, Mayor Heo and the five district heads decided to increase the meal price by 2,000 won starting next year to ensure that children at risk of food insecurity receive quality meals.

In particular, the meal cards will be changed to general cards embedded with IC chips so that it is not revealed during the payment process that the card is a child meal card. They also plan to expand the number of restaurants available by linking with BC Card company.

Mayor Heo stated, “Creating an environment where children who need protection can have proper meals is a fundamental administrative responsibility,” and added, “The city and districts will join forces to help children grow up healthily.”

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