Resolve to revitalize resident participatory budgeting system by strengthening resident solidarity
Support for preliminary inspection of residual pesticides and heavy metals to ensure the safety of representative local agricultural products
Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province announced on the 25th that it will hold the ‘2024 1st Resident Participatory Budgeting Committee General Meeting’ at the Gangwon Research Institute Liberty Hall.
At the general meeting on this day, about 70 people, including Lee Hee-yeol, head of the Planning and Coordination Office, participatory budgeting members, and budget managers from each division attended, and the 4th excellent member commendation, explanation of the 24-year operation plan, special training on fire safety, and training of expert participatory budgeting instructors were held. etc. have time.
Starting with this general meeting, members of the resident participatory budgeting committee will directly participate in the provincial budget preparation process and begin full-fledged activities such as deliberation and adoption of resident proposal projects and monitoring of budget reflection projects. This year, the province will set and focus on seven key tasks, including expanding the deliberation process through resident solidarity, to revitalize the resident participatory budgeting system.
First, we plan to discover regional projects linked to special cases and strengthen cooperation with cities and counties following the full-scale implementation of the Gangwon Special Act, and establish a youth subcommittee to significantly strengthen the organization of youth policy proposal projects such as youth jobs, start-ups, creative activities, and welfare support. .
In addition, we plan to expand the participation of socially disadvantaged people such as children, women, the elderly, and the disabled in the participatory budgeting system and conduct a priority review of projects related to safety accident prevention. In addition, we plan to dramatically improve system accessibility by introducing an online platform for participatory budgeting to integrate functions such as project proposals, referendums, and submission of resident proposals.
Lee Hee-yeol, head of the provincial planning and coordination office, said, “We will continue to expand the participation of provincial residents in the budget preparation process and take the lead in efficient resource distribution and the realization of financial democracy.”
◆ Support for preliminary testing of pesticide residues and heavy metals to ensure the safety of regional representative agricultural products
In order to ensure the safety of representative regional agricultural products produced in the province, the Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province Health and Environment Research Institute, through collaboration with the provincial health and food safety department and city/county sanitation departments, conducts research on agricultural products such as agricultural products from local festivals and agricultural products registered with geographical indications from April to November. Conduct preemptive collection and inspection.
The test subjects are bear odor (Yanggu), green pepper (Inje), paprika (Cheorwon), tomato (Cheorwon, Sokcho), garlic (Samcheok), peach (Wonju), shiitake mushroom (Yangyang), deodeok (Hoengseong), and apple (Hongcheon). We plan to test 9 agricultural specialty products, including 461 types of pesticides, and heavy metals (lead, cadmium) for compliance with standards and specifications.
The inspection results are expected to contribute to strengthening the quality competitiveness of the region’s representative agricultural and specialty products by providing them to each city and county prior to full-scale shipment of agricultural products and local festivals.
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