Sancheong-gun Achieves Excellent Results in Various Evaluations This Year

Received 30 Awards from Government, Gyeongnam Province, and Other Institutions

Sancheong County Office Signstone

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] Sancheong-gun, Gyeongnam Province, has been recognized for its excellent achievements by receiving numerous institutional awards in various evaluations throughout the year.

On the 28th, the county announced that it received 30 awards in sector-specific evaluations conducted by the government, Gyeongnam Province, and other institutions during 2021, along with 137 awards from the governor level or higher.

Looking at the details of awards by sector, Sancheong-gun was selected as an excellent institution in the final evaluation of rapid execution for the second half of 2020 hosted by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, and was also chosen as the best county area in the Ministry of the Interior and Safety’s local non-tax revenue management.

Additionally, it received an encouragement award in the regional special zone performance evaluation from the Ministry of SMEs and Startups, an excellent evaluation in the winter welfare service support sector from the Ministry of Health and Welfare, was selected as an excellent afforestation site and outstanding forest management complex in the 2021 “We Grew It” program by the Korea Forest Service, recognized as an excellent institution in infectious disease prevention and education evaluation by the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, and won the top prize in local tax administration evaluation by Gyeongnam Province, among various other awards.

In particular, Sancheong-gun was the only one among 226 basic local governments nationwide to receive the highest grade, Grade 1 (national 1st place), in the nationwide public institution integrity evaluation measuring levels of integrity and corruption factors.

Along with this, in the 2021 Korea Representative Fruit Selection Contest hosted by the Korea Forest Service, Sancheong gotgam’s traditional dried persimmon variety ‘Gojongsi’ received the highest award for six consecutive years, recognizing it as the best quality nationwide.

‘Namsa Yedamchon,’ Korea’s first most beautiful village, received the Green Gyeongnam Award from Gyeongnam Province, securing 80 million KRW in prize money for the award project.

County Governor Lee Jae-geun said, “Thanks to the full efforts of both the residents and public officials, we have achieved good results. Next year, all public officials will unite to further elevate the status of Sancheong-gun.”

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