Seongdong-gu Achieves Highest Grade for 7 Consecutive Years in Pledge Fulfillment and Information Disclosure Evaluation

Selected as the Best Local Government for Pledge Fulfillment in Evaluation by Korea Manifesto Practice Headquarters
Promoted 262 Pledge Projects in the 8th Elected Term, Achieved 72.9% Pledge Fulfillment Rate as of the End of March This Year

Seongdong-gu, Seoul (Mayor Jung Won-oh) achieved the highest SA grade in the '2024 Nationwide Basic Local Government Heads Pledge Fulfillment and Information Disclosure Evaluation' conducted by the Korea Manifesto Practice Headquarters.

The pledge evaluation team of the Korea Manifesto Practice Headquarters assessed the pledges of nationwide basic local government heads as of the end of December 2023 in five areas: ▲pledge fulfillment completion ▲2023 pledge goal achievement ▲resident communication ▲web communication ▲pledge consistency, and classified the evaluation results into six grades from SA to F.

According to the evaluation results, Seongdong-gu was selected as the local government best fulfilling its pledges by receiving the highest grade in the pledge fulfillment and information disclosure evaluation for the 8th term, following the 6th and 7th terms.

Seongdong-gu is promoting 262 pledge projects for the 8th term under the vision of ‘A Happier Smart Inclusive City Seongdong’ and achieved a pledge fulfillment rate of 72.9% by completing 191 projects (including those continuously promoted after fulfillment) as of the end of March this year.

In particular, to thoroughly implement the many 262 pledge projects, all pledges are subdivided by sector and specific completion times are designated and promoted. In addition, the pledge fulfillment status is meticulously analyzed through quarterly inspections and evaluations and transparently disclosed on the district website, contributing to the activation of resident participation.

Accordingly, Seongdong-gu has been selected as the highest grade (SA) a total of eight times in the pledge implementation plans (2015, 2019, 2023) and pledge fulfillment and information disclosure evaluations (2018, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2024) conducted by the Manifesto Practice Headquarters from the 6th to the 8th term, achieving the highest grade for seven consecutive years since 2018.

Jung Won-oh, Mayor of Seongdong-gu, said, “Keeping promises to residents is an unwavering top priority, and for the remaining two years, we will diligently fulfill pledges and strive to realize a happy smart inclusive city Seongdong for our residents.”

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