Mayor Jo Gyu-il of the 7th Civilian Administration Receives Awards in 37 Areas of City Administration... Demonstrating Excellent Administrative Capability

13 Cases from Central Ministries, 15 from Gyeongsangnam-do, 9 from External Agencies, Awards in 37 Municipal Administration Sectors

Jinju City awarded the Best Institution Award at the 2021 Korea City Awards.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] Jinju City, Gyeongnam Province, announced on the 12th that it has proven the excellent administrative capabilities of Mayor Jo Gyu-il's administration during the 7th local government term by receiving awards in 37 categories from various external organizations last year.

The awards include 13 from central government ministries, 15 from Gyeongsangnam-do Province, and 9 from external organizations, receiving financial incentives such as prize money totaling 323 million KRW across 37 municipal administration categories.

In the central government evaluations, Jinju City received institutional commendations in 13 categories including ▲1st place among small and medium-sized cities nationwide in the evaluation of urban sustainability and living infrastructure, winning the 2021 Korea Urban Award Grand Prize ▲Excellent organization for promoting bicycle use for two consecutive years ▲Certification as an excellent institution for local regulatory innovation in 2021 ▲Achieving the highest grade in comprehensive information disclosure evaluation ▲Excellent local government in the basic livelihood security field ▲Outstanding institution award on Dementia Overcoming Day, among others.

In the Gyeongsangnam-do Province evaluations, the city was awarded in 15 categories including ▲21st Blue Gyeongnam Award for excellence in urban forest creation and green space management ▲Three consecutive years of excellence in comprehensive local tax administration evaluation ▲Excellence in agricultural, fishery, and food exports ▲Selection as an excellent local government in the forestry sector ▲Excellence in pine wilt disease control ▲Outstanding in community integrated health promotion projects ▲Excellence in special livestock quarantine evaluation ▲Best institution in road maintenance work, among others.

In the private sector, Jinju City received 9 awards including ▲Excellent local government in urban regeneration new deal projects (job creation category) in 2021 ▲Korea’s Most Loved Brand Award for two consecutive years in the child-rearing friendly city category ▲2021 Best Institution in Water Management ▲Selection as the 2021 Korea World Festival City ▲Social Eye Award 2021 (Grand Prize in public institution KakaoTalk channel category, Best Award in city/county/district local government YouTube category), demonstrating the excellence of Jinju City's administrative capabilities externally.

Mayor Jo Gyu-il of Jinju City stated, “This year as well, we will focus our administrative capabilities on overcoming the COVID-19 crisis and revitalizing the local economy, aligning with national policies to build a happy and prosperous Jinju for our citizens.”

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