Operation drives urban, rural development budget
Out of the N$1.6 billion allocated to the ministry of urban and rural development, over a billion is going to operation, while N$580 million goes to development.
The N$1.6 billion budget for the financial year 2021/22 allocated to the Ministry of Urban and Rural Development has been split among four programmes to cover operational and development costs.
Minister Erastus Uutoni while submitting his ministry’s budget for approval in the National Assembly on Monday stated that this year’s allocation represents a 3% reduction from last year’s budget allocation of N$1.7 billion, adding that the ministry has however allocated more than N$1 billion for operations while the developmental part received N$ 580 million.
Uutoni said more than N$894 million as subsidy will go towards supporting and enhancing the operational and service delivery capacity of regional councils and local authorities as well as recognised traditional authorities and will be used to carry out the development of an urban land reform programme.
Another programme is decentralisation, meant for enhancement of public participation in development planning and decision-making to which N$12.1 million was allocated.
“Despite resources and capacity challenges at various levels, the government remains committed to the decentralisation of decision-making and service delivery to the local and grassroots levels,” added Uutoni.
Housing
Furthermore, the ministry allocated N$510 million towards support to habitat and housing development, a programme which consists of various interventions aimed at ensuring the availability of basic municipal infrastructure and services as well as the provision of housing in the country.
Uutoni further noted that the rural development programme has been allocated an amount of N$78.8 million for the ongoing rural development initiatives, of which N$10 million is earmarked to support rural sanitation initiatives.
Some N$8 million will support self-help income and employment generating initiatives by rural communities. Another N$8 million will support appropriate technology development for rural communities through the operational rural development centres while N$28 million will go towards the financing of ongoing work at six rural development centres under construction, namely at Rupara in Kavango West, Masokotwane in the Zambezi Region, Eembaxu in Ohangwena, Ogongo in Omusati, Snyfontein in ||Kharas and Gibeon in the Hardap Region, he outlined.- Nampa
Minister Erastus Uutoni while submitting his ministry’s budget for approval in the National Assembly on Monday stated that this year’s allocation represents a 3% reduction from last year’s budget allocation of N$1.7 billion, adding that the ministry has however allocated more than N$1 billion for operations while the developmental part received N$ 580 million.
Uutoni said more than N$894 million as subsidy will go towards supporting and enhancing the operational and service delivery capacity of regional councils and local authorities as well as recognised traditional authorities and will be used to carry out the development of an urban land reform programme.
Another programme is decentralisation, meant for enhancement of public participation in development planning and decision-making to which N$12.1 million was allocated.
“Despite resources and capacity challenges at various levels, the government remains committed to the decentralisation of decision-making and service delivery to the local and grassroots levels,” added Uutoni.
Housing
Furthermore, the ministry allocated N$510 million towards support to habitat and housing development, a programme which consists of various interventions aimed at ensuring the availability of basic municipal infrastructure and services as well as the provision of housing in the country.
Uutoni further noted that the rural development programme has been allocated an amount of N$78.8 million for the ongoing rural development initiatives, of which N$10 million is earmarked to support rural sanitation initiatives.
Some N$8 million will support self-help income and employment generating initiatives by rural communities. Another N$8 million will support appropriate technology development for rural communities through the operational rural development centres while N$28 million will go towards the financing of ongoing work at six rural development centres under construction, namely at Rupara in Kavango West, Masokotwane in the Zambezi Region, Eembaxu in Ohangwena, Ogongo in Omusati, Snyfontein in ||Kharas and Gibeon in the Hardap Region, he outlined.- Nampa
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