Gov’t Appoints Nine Directors to Administer Economic Growth

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Gov’t to Appoint Nine Directors to Administer Economic Growth Centre Policy

The Ministry of Rural Development (MRD) will soon recruit 9 Directors to head new posts within the Economic Growth Centre Division (EGCD) within the Ministry.

The 9 directors will be directly responsible for the planning, coordination, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the Government’s Economic Growth Centre Policy.

The Economic Growth Centre Division (EGCD) is a newly created division within the Ministry of Rural Development.

Permanent Secretary of MRD, Ms Selina Boso said the Ministry is expected to actively engage in the coordination and implementation of the EGC Policy following the recent transfer of responsibilities and resources to the MRD.

The government under the leadership of Prime Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo with approval of Cabinet transferred the policy responsibilities of the EGC to the Ministry of Rural Development from the now disbanded Bureau for Social and Economic Reform Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister and Cabinet.

The Policy direction entails the establishment of the Economic Growth Centre Division within the Ministry and the recruitment of manpower and the allocation of financial resources required to implement the Economic Growth Centre Policy.

The main responsibility of the EGCD will be to plan, Coordinate, and Implement and Monitor work on the Development of Economic Growth Centre’s throughout the country.

This responsibility makes up the core functions of the division which are to plan and coordinate with development stakeholders including Government, Donors, NGO’s and others in the implementation of the Economic Growth Centre Policy and to plan and coordinate with resource owners and people at the local level in the implementation of the policy.

The other functions are to monitor the overall progress on the development of potential sites for their development into Economic Growth Centre’s within Provinces and constituencies to enhance economic development in the rural areas.

It also aims to establish proper links between development stakeholders at the national level with resource owners and people at the local level for the development of potential land into Economic Growth Centers.

The Economic Growth Centre Division will also provide awareness programs, workshops and seminars to all development stakeholders at all levels. It will also provide efficient administration, financial and logistical support to the planning, coordination and implementation of the Economic Growth Centre Policy.

Meanwhile, the latest Economic Growth Centre to be launched was Tatamba Substation on Sunday 7 April 2013 in the Gao/Bugotu Constituency in Isabel. The first ones to be launched were Kadabina and Faumamanu in Malaita Province.

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