Organization of provincial Council granted u.s. $78 million to enhance services

28/06/2012 15:48

Baghdad, June 28 (aknews) – a representative of the US Agency for international development, Thursday, on a project to strengthen governance in support of the work of the District Councils and the correct action frameworks between them and the Federal Government, noting that $78 million has been allocated to support the project.

Strengthening project governanceThe Director of the project to strengthen governance during the Gala launch kmiran belkoti project set up in Baghdad attended by Kurdistan news agency correspondent (aknews) that "our strengthening governance is a project supported by the US Agency for international development to work with provincial councils and Governors to provide the best service to its citizens."

Belkoti said that "today we began a strategic planning and budget for 2013 to 2017 to help local councils on how to prepare themselves for strategic planning and how strengthening governance, now and in the future".

The Iraqi Government "welcomed this project" after inviting the concerned ministries and provincial assemblies to bind them with some to facilitate things and removing complexity ", indicating that through this project is to examine all problems and solutions".

He belkoti that this software works on several themes, including "planning and budgeting and expansion of powers and responsibilities to the provinces and other areas are applied over the past four years," he said, adding that "$ 78 million has been allocated to support the project."

In turn, Minister of State for Provincial Affairs turhan Mufti (aknews) that "certain instructions issued by provincial ministries and hinder the movement of local governments," Noting that "we need such development plans and accumulated experience and skill and the establishment of a five-year plans for infrastructure."

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