Yeongdeungpo District Achieves "Grade 1" in Local Government Joint Evaluation

Outstanding Performance in Key Areas Directly Impacting Residents’ Lives, Including Public Services

On August 21, Yeongdeungpo District in Seoul (District Mayor Choi Hokwon) announced that it had achieved "Grade 1," the highest rating among Seoul’s autonomous districts, in the "2025 Local Government Joint Evaluation."

This marks another record-breaking achievement for the district, following its "Best S Grade" in 2023, and demonstrates the district’s administrative capabilities to the public. In addition, Yeongdeungpo District has secured financial incentives from the Seoul Metropolitan Government.

Yeongdeungpo District achieved the highest grade, "Grade 1," in the "2025 Local Government Joint Evaluation." Provided by Yeongdeungpo District.

The Local Government Joint Evaluation is a system in which the Ministry of the Interior and Safety comprehensively assesses the performance of major national policies across 17 provinces and metropolitan cities nationwide. Based on this assessment, Seoul classifies its 25 autonomous districts into four grades, from Grade 1 to Grade 4. The evaluation consists of 50 quantitative indicators and 9 effort indicators.

In this year’s evaluation, Yeongdeungpo District achieved outstanding results in areas directly impacting residents’ lives, such as improving the quality of public services, enhancing the health and welfare system, strengthening safety management, and boosting environmental indicator performance. Notably, the district received perfect scores in all effort evaluation categories, demonstrating excellence across its entire performance management system.

To achieve these results, the district systematically implemented comprehensive planning, held performance reporting sessions, conducted monthly inspections, provided on-site capacity-building training for staff, and organized interdepartmental collaboration meetings. As a result, Yeongdeungpo District earned its highest-ever "Grade 1" rating since the grading system was introduced in 2020.

Choi Hokwon, Mayor of Yeongdeungpo District, stated, “This achievement is a valuable outcome made possible by the united efforts of all departments and the residents of Yeongdeungpo. We will continue to do our utmost to expand administrative services and daily conveniences that our residents can truly experience.”

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