Kasese District Local Government has received Ugx 895,546,427 to kick start the operation of the Parish Development Model-PDM program.
The money is part of the shillings17.7 Billion received from the ministry of finance for the second quarter release of the FY 2021/22.
Key among the activities is the recruitment of Parish Chiefs, establishment and training of Parish Development Committees, set up of the Community Information System (CIS) and mobilization of the masses at lower government level.
Amis Asuman Masereka, the district chief administrative officer says they have already shortlisted 839 candidates for parish chief and town agent positions and soon these gaps will be filled and the programs rolled out.
Masereka says that the district targets to use the model as a new vehicle to increase commercial production at the parish level and to increase household incomes. He also added that the district has received a development grant to a tune of 1.3 Billion.
The Parish Development Model (PDM) is a strategy for organizing and delivering public and private sector interventions for wealth creation and employment generation at the parish level as the lowest economic planning unit.
Government plans to spend over 490 Billion Shillings under the new model that is meant to eradicate poverty among 68 per cent of households across the country.
