Seongnam City Provides Up to 480,000 KRW Annually for Eco-Friendly Agricultural Products to Pregnant Women

Seongnam City Hall

[Asia Economy (Seongnam) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Seongnam City in Gyeonggi Province is launching a project to provide eco-friendly agricultural products to pregnant women.

On the 14th, Seongnam City announced that it will deliver eco-friendly agricultural product packages worth up to 480,000 KRW annually per pregnant woman (including a personal contribution of 96,000 KRW) directly to their residences.

To support this, the city has allocated a total budget of 700 million KRW, including 350 million KRW from the national government, 105 million KRW from the provincial government, and 245 million KRW from the city government.

The support targets are those who have an address in Seongnam City and have given birth since January 1 of last year or are currently pregnant.

Pregnant women with a median income of 80% or less who are participating in the Nutrition Plus program are excluded from eligibility.

Applications will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis starting from the 26th.

Applicants must verify their eligibility through a non-face-to-face verification service on the eco-friendly agricultural product shopping mall, 'Ecoimall.'

Those who have difficulty with online verification can submit an application form, resident registration certificate, pregnancy confirmation issued by a medical institution, and birth certificate to the local administrative welfare center in their district.

Within ten days, once a unique number approval message is received, applicants can order eco-friendly agricultural product packages by choosing one of three types?selective, complete, or program type?on the shopping mall (Ecoimall).

A city official explained, "This project is being promoted to supply safe food to pregnant women and to encourage the consumption of eco-friendly agricultural products."

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