Jinju-si Announces Call for '2025 Resident Participatory Budget Projects'

Total Scale of 2.1 Billion KRW, Open for Proposals from All Citizens

Jinju City in Gyeongnam is accepting proposals for the ‘2025 Resident Participatory Budget Projects,’ which will be reflected in next year’s budget, from the 13th to June 12th.

The total scale of the contest is 2.1 billion KRW, with 750 million KRW allocated for city participatory projects essential to resolving citizen inconveniences, 1.3 billion KRW for life-close eup/myeon/dong participatory projects, and 50 million KRW for child and youth participatory projects. The child and youth participatory projects are newly added this year and will be separately accepted by the responsible department, the Childcare Division, until the 24th.

Jinju City Resident Participatory Budget Project Contest. (Completion of floor traffic lights at Geumsan-myeon intersection)

Any Jinju citizen can participate in the contest, and representatives or employees of businesses located in Jinju City can also apply.

Citizens wishing to propose projects should fill out an application form and submit it by visiting the Planning and Budget Division at City Hall (055-749-8270, 155 Dongjin-ro, Jinju City), eup/myeon offices, or dong administrative welfare centers, or by mail, email, or fax.

Detailed information on the contest contents and methods can be found on Jinju City’s official website, and proposals and information can also be accessed through the Resident e-Participation System (pb.lofin365.go.kr), the resident participatory budget public portal.

Projects proposed by citizens will be reviewed and specified by the relevant departments and finalized through deliberation by the Resident Participatory Budget Committee, then reflected in the 2025 budget plan.

Last year’s contest received a total of 111 proposals amounting to 5 billion KRW, of which 58 proposals worth 1.77 billion KRW were finally selected as 2024 Resident Participatory Budget Projects and are actively being implemented.

A city official said, “We ask for active participation and interest so that diverse opinions from citizens can be reflected in the budget.”

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