Hamyang County Holds Rural Development Council Meeting

Acting Role of the Population Decline Response Committee
Setting Priorities for Regional Extinction Response Fund Investment Plans, etc.

Hamyang County in Gyeongnam announced on the 11th that it held the 'Hamyang County Rural Area Development Council' in the county office's main conference room, with County Governor Jin Byeongyeong and about 30 members of the development council in attendance.

Hamyang County is holding a meeting of the Rural Area Development Council.

The meeting began with a report on the status of the Local Extinction Response Fund projects from 2022 to 2024 and the plan for establishing the 2025 Local Extinction Response Fund investment plan. The council then deliberated on the prioritization of the 2025 investment plan, reviewed the implementation results of the 2023 population decline area response plan, and discussed the draft of the 2024 population decline area response plan, as well as the direction of this year's population policy.

The Hamyang County Rural Area Development Council was launched in May 2021 in accordance with the Special Act on the Improvement of Quality of Life for Farmers and Fishers and Promotion of Development in Rural Areas. The council aims to improve the quality of life for farmers and fishers and promote balanced regional development. Various experts from different sectors such as youth, agriculture, and women participate, working together through public-private cooperation to set the direction for Hamyang County's development and to identify innovative projects for regional growth.

The council members have been actively engaged in various activities for regional development, such as discovering new growth projects, selecting Hamyang Guinness records, holding discussions for innovative ideas for county administration, and deliberating on the establishment of investment plans for the Local Extinction Response Fund.

In particular, the council acts as the Population Decline Area Response Committee in accordance with the Special Act on Support for Areas Responding to Population Decline. It plays a role in identifying measures to promote population inflow and prevent outflow, as well as establishing and evaluating basic and implementation plans to address population extinction in Hamyang County.

Governor Jin Byeongyeong stated, "We will actively respond to the population decline by thoroughly reflecting the projects and evaluation items decided through this council," adding, "We will continue to do our best to make Hamyang County a vibrant place where the population keeps increasing."

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