Hamyang-gun, Full-Scale Response to Population Decline Begins

Securing Funds to Counter Local Extinction
Secured the Largest Amount in the Province: 19 Billion KRW

Hamyang-gun, Gyeongnam Province announced on the 7th that it has secured 19 billion KRW, the largest amount in Gyeongnam Province, as the 2024 Local Extinction Response Fund to overcome the crisis of population decline and local extinction.

Of the basic fund of 8 billion KRW, confirmed as the top 30% (26 out of 89 local governments nationwide), projects such as the "Four Seasons Worker Dormitory Construction" to solve labor shortages caused by aging farming population and support stable housing for workers, and the "Social Network Trip IN Hamyang" project to revitalize idle facilities and expand the living population in the region will be promoted.

Hamyang County Office.

In addition, with the metropolitan fund of 11 billion KRW, the plan is to promote the influx of return-to-farm and return-to-village populations through "Hamyang Sagi 4U," which creates a stay-type hub by linking smart farms utilizing forest resources and local gardens.

County Governor Jin Byeong-yeong said, "We will actively respond to local extinction through smooth project implementation," and added, "We will continue to create a vigorously advancing Hamyang by discovering and promoting various projects in areas such as improving residential environments, expanding the living population, and creating jobs."

Meanwhile, the Local Extinction Response Fund has been promoted by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety since 2022 to respond to local extinction targeting population-declining and interest areas. Hamyang-gun secured 26.1 billion KRW for the 2022-2023 fund and 19 billion KRW for the 2024 fund, making it the largest scale in the province.

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