Gokseong County Creates a Livable Environment for Young People

Investing 24.7 Billion KRW...
56 Projects Across 6 Sectors to Be Implemented

Gokseong County held a Youth Policy Committee meeting on the 24th to review the "2025 Youth Policy Implementation Plan (Draft)" and approved the promotion of 56 projects across six sectors to create a better living environment for young people. Provided by Gokseong County

Gokseong County, South Jeolla Province (Governor Cho Sangrae), announced on the 25th that it will implement 56 youth policy projects in six areas this year under the vision of "STEP-UP with Youth, a New Gokseong."

The county convened the Youth Policy Committee the previous day to review the "2025 Youth Policy Implementation Plan (draft)." This committee, established under the Gokseong County Youth Development Basic Ordinance, deliberates and decides on major matters related to youth policy and consists of 11 members, including youth policy experts, youth organizations, and relevant public officials.

During the meeting, the committee reviewed last year's achievements, deliberated on the 2024 Youth Policy Implementation Plan (draft), and discussed the direction of youth policy. Notably, this year, 14 new projects have been included, seven of which are pledges from the 8th popularly elected administration. The project budget amounts to 24.7 billion KRW, an increase of 1.4 billion KRW from the previous year.

Major projects by sector include: ▲ Stay (housing and living infrastructure), with nine projects such as youth housing support and the creation of a Gokseong-style Youth Housing Town; ▲ Together (harmony and youth-led culture), with 12 projects including the operation of a youth civic school, support for youth cultural welfare cards, and the compilation of Gokseong County youth statistics.

Additionally, ▲ Equality (health and childcare), with 14 projects including support for basic childbirth allowances; ▲ Practice (jobs and entrepreneurship), with seven projects such as youth succession support for family businesses and youth basic allowance payments; ▲ U-turn (return to farming/villages and migration), with 10 projects including Gokseong Youth U-turn grants; and ▲ Progress (agriculture and the sixth industry), with four projects including support for young farmers.

Cho Sangrae, Governor of Gokseong County, stated, "Youth are the future and hope of Gokseong," adding, "We will listen more closely to the voices of young people and communicate with them to promote practical youth policies so that they can pursue their dreams and build stable lives in Gokseong."

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