Ministry of Justice Receives 'C' Failing Grade for 4 Consecutive Years in Performance Evaluation... Ministry of Health and Welfare and KDCA Earn 'A' for COVID-19 Response

[Sejong=Asia Economy Reporter Son Seon-hee] The Ministry of Justice received the lowest grade, C, in last year's government performance evaluation. This marks the fourth consecutive year since 2018. Additionally, the Ministry of Unification, which has not achieved significant progress in inter-Korean relations, along with the Korea Communications Commission and the Financial Services Commission, also received the lowest C grade.

On the other hand, five ministries including the Ministry of Health and Welfare, which has been focusing on quarantine measures amid the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic, the Ministry of Environment promoting carbon neutrality policies, the Ministry of Science and ICT, the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, and the Ministry of SMEs and Startups received the highest A grade.

The Office for Government Policy Coordination announced on the 25th that the results of the "2021 Government Performance Evaluation" were reported at the Cabinet meeting presided over by Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum. This evaluation assessed the 2021 performance of 45 central administrative agencies divided into four categories: jobs and national tasks, regulatory innovation, government innovation, and policy communication, and then compiled the results by agency. The evaluation also reflected the results of a public satisfaction survey conducted with 210 private expert evaluators and 28,761 general citizens. The Government Performance Evaluation Committee reviewed and approved the evaluation results.

In the case of the Ministry of Justice, it received a C grade in three of the four evaluation categories, except for the "government innovation" category. The Ministry of Economy and Finance, which received an A grade in 2020 for its response to the COVID-19 economic crisis, dropped one grade to a B in last year's evaluation.

Among vice-ministerial level agencies, six agencies including the Ministry of Government Legislation, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, the Rural Development Administration, the Korea Forest Service, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, and the Korea Coast Guard received A grades. Except for the Administrative City Construction Agency, which faced allegations of land speculation by some employees, four agencies including the Defense Acquisition Program Administration, the Saemangeum Development Authority, and the Nuclear Safety and Security Commission received the lowest C grade.

The Office for Government Policy Coordination stated, "Agencies that made efforts to respond to major national issues such as COVID-19 response, carbon neutrality, and economic recovery generally received excellent evaluations," adding, "Conversely, agencies with low public perception of major policy achievements or insufficient management in areas such as regulatory reform, government innovation, and policy communication received relatively low evaluations."

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