Gyeongnam Province to Provide Allowances to Farm, Forestry, and Fisheries Operators Again This Year

Application at Eupmyeon-dong Office from March 2 to April 14

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Seryeong] Gyeongsangnam-do will accept applications for the 2023 Agricultural and Fishery Workers Allowance from March 2 to April 14.

The Agricultural and Fishery Workers Allowance support project is a program supported by Gyeongnam Province and its cities and counties to compensate agricultural and fishery workers for their public functions such as environmental preservation of the national land, maintenance of rural areas, and food safety through their agricultural and fishery activities.

Gyeongnam Province explained that it was first implemented last year, paying allowances totaling about 69 billion KRW to approximately 230,000 people.

Gyeongnam Provincial Government Office.
Photo by Lee Seryeong

According to the province, this year's payment targets are business owners and co-managers registered with agricultural, forestry, and fishery management entities who have resided in the province since January 1 of the previous year.

Business owners must have been registered as such since January 1 of the previous year, while co-managers can register by the application date, but the business owner must meet residence and work requirements.

▲ Those with comprehensive income from non-agricultural and fishery sources of 37 million KRW or more ▲ Those who have newly separated households while living at the same resident registration address as the payment recipient according to the family relation certificate ▲ Those who have fraudulently received various subsidies will be excluded from payment even if they meet the requirements.

Applications for the allowance can be made at the town, township, or neighborhood offices of the agricultural, forestry, and fishery workers’ place of residence.

Once the application process is completed, the province will verify qualifications such as residence, work requirements, and income criteria by June, finalize the payment recipients, and plan to pay the allowance in July.

The allowance will be 300,000 KRW annually for each business owner and co-manager, and depending on the conditions of the cities and counties, it will be paid through local currency usable within the area or by charging the Nonghyup Chaum Card.

Kang Seungje, Director of Agricultural Policy Division, said, “The Agricultural and Fishery Workers Allowance support project is a program to maintain and enhance the public value of agriculture and fisheries,” adding, “We will do our best to promote the project to ensure no eligible recipients are missed.”

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