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Table of Contents PART A: STRATEGIC OVERVIEW Table of Contents PART A: STRATEGIC OVERVIEW .......................................................................................................... 3 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE DISTRICT .............................................................................................. 3 2. VISION OF THE DISTRICT ASSEMBLY ............................................................................................ 4 3. MISSION STATEMENT OF THE DISTRICT ASSEMBLY .................................................................. 4 4. GOAL ................................................................................................................................................. 4 REPUBLIC OF GHANA 5. CORE FUNCTIONS ........................................................................................................................... 4 6. DISTRICT ECONOMY ....................................................................................................................... 6 7. KEY ACHIEVEMENTS IN 2020.......................................................................................................... 9 COMPOSITE BUDGET 8. REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE PERFORMANCE ......................................................................... 17 9. NMTDF ADOPTED POLICY OBJECTIVES AND COST .................................................................. 20 10. POLICY OUTCOME INDICATORS AND TARGETS .................................................................... 21 FOR 2021-2024 11. REVENUE MOBILIZATION STRATEGIES FOR KEY REVENUE SOURCES .............................. 26 PART B: BUDGET PROGRAMME/SUB-PROGRAMME SUMMARY .................................................... 27 PROGRAMME BASED BUDGET ESTIMATES PROGRAMME 1: MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION................................................................... 27 PROGRAMME 2: INFRASTRUCTURE DELIVERYAND MANAGEMENT ............................................... 44 FOR 2021 PROGRAMME 3: SOCIAL SERVICES DELIVERY ................................................................................. 51 PROGRAMME 4: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT .................................................................................... 66 BOSOMTWE DISTRICT ASSEMBLY PROGRAMME 5: ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ........................................................................... 74 PART C: FINANCIAL INFORMATION .................................................................................................... 81 2021 Composite Budget - Bosomtwe District 2 PART A: STRATEGIC OVERVIEW 2. VISION OF THE DISTRICT ASSEMBLY The vision of the Assembly is to become the leading eco-tourism destination and the most 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE DISTRICT progressive district Assembly in the Ashanti Region, providing sustainable programmes and 1.1 Location and Size projects with the full participation of its citizenry to improve the lot of the people. The Bosomtwe District, is located at the central part of the Ashanti Region and lies within latitudes 6° 24 South and 6° 43’ North and longitudes 1° 15’ East and 1° 46’ West. It is bounded on the 3. MISSION STATEMENT OF THE DISTRICT ASSEMBLY north by Asokwa Municipal, on the east by Ejisu - Juaben Municipal, on the south by Bekwai The BDA exist to promote and undertake sustainable development programmes and projects to Municipal and Bosome - Freho District, and on the west. The district has a land size of about stimulate socio-economic development to enhance the quality of life of its people with full 422.5 km2. It is the eleventh largest district in the Ashanti Region. participation of the people. There are a total of 67 settlements in the District and three Area Councils (Kuntanase, Boneso 4. GOAL and Jachie). The District capital, Kuntanase, is about 30km from Kumasi, the regional capital of The goal of the Bosomtwe District Assembly District is to improve upon the standard of living of Ashanti the people through the provision of basic socio-economic infrastructure in partnership with all stakeholders and ensure equitable access to basic social services such as quality health care and 1.2 Population Structure education, safe drinking water and sanitation, good roads, security and the promotion of Bosomtwe District has a projected population of 119,730 with male population representing 47.7 modernized agriculture for accelerated development at all levels percent and that of the female population representing 52.3 percent. This gives a sex ratio (i.e. number of males for every 100 females) of 91.2 showing that there are more females than males 5. CORE FUNCTIONS in the District. The District also has a more rural population (65,535) than urban population The core functions of the Bosomtwe District Assembly as outlined in section 12 of the Local (28,375). The District is primarily rural (69. 7%).The district has a more youthful population with Governance Act, 2016, Act 936 are as follows: 34.9% of the population are within the ages of 0-14 years .65.1% constitute the active population Exercise political and administrative authority in the district; promote local economic (15-64). This gives the District the pool of labor, which can be harnessed to support its development; and provide guidance, give direction to and supervise other administrative developmental activities. authorities in the district as may be prescribed by law. About 73.2 percent of the population aged 15 years and older is economically active while 24.5 Exercise deliberative, legislative and executive functions. per cent are economically not active. Of the economically active population, 92.5 percent are Be responsible for the overall development of the district; formulate and execute plans, employed while 7.5 percent are unemployed. For those who are economically not active, more programmes and strategies for the effective mobilization of the resources necessary for the than half (53.6%) are students, 19.0% perform household duties and 12.0 percent are disabled or overall development of the district; too sick to work. Sixty-two percent of the unemployed are seeking work for the first time. Promote and support productive activity and social development in the district and remove any obstacle to development. 2021 Composite Budget - Bosomtwe District 2021 Composite Budget - Bosomtwe District 3 4 Initiate programmes for the development of basic infrastructure and provide municipal A District Assembly shall be the authority to carry out and execute the following provisions works and services, be responsible for the development, improvement and management of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29) within its district: of human settlements and the environment in the district (a) Section 296 in respect of throwing rubbish in the street; and In co-operation with the appropriate national and local security agencies, be responsible (b) Section 300 in respect of stray cattle for the maintenance of security and public safety in the district; ensure ready access to courts in the district for the promotion of justice; 6. DISTRICT ECONOMY Initiate and encourage joint participation with other persons or bodies to execute approved a. Agriculture Agriculture dominates the local economy, employing 62.9% of the labor force. There are three development plans main types of agricultural practices: crop farming (food and cash crops farming), fishing and animal Take steps and measures that are necessary and expedient to execute approved husbandry. Most households practice a mixture of the three. development plans for the district; guide, encourage and support sub-district local structures, public agencies and local communities to perform their functions in the Crop production is characterized by small farmland holdings with farmers mainly being execution of approved development plans. subsistence farmers. Prevalent among the farmers is the use of simple tools and techniques, bush Promote or encourage other persons or bodies to undertake projects under approved fallowing or cultivation practices, over reliance on rain-fed agriculture and the productivity is development plans; and monitor the execution of projects under approved development generally low. plans and assess and evaluate their impact on the development of the district and national There is vast Arable land available for commercial agriculture available for potential investors in economy in accordance with government policy. the district. The soil types in the district are ideal for the cultivation of both cash and food crops. District Assembly shall co-ordinate, integrate and harmonies the execution of programmes This serves as a potential to the district and farmers within the district can increase their yields. and projects under approved development plans for the district and other development Cash crops like coffee and cocoa can be exported to earn foreign exchange. Looking at the programmes promoted or carried out by Ministries, Departments, public corporations and District’s Geology, gold deposits can be tapped for exports. other statutory bodies and non- governmental Organizations in the district Large scale production of cassava, oil palm and plantain for processing and export. Section 13 of Act 936 outlines the Functions of the District Assembly under other Farmers can be supported to produce very large quantities not for home consumption but enactments also to ensure value addition for example, production of cassava starch for industrial A District Assembly shall be the authority to carry out and execute within its district the purposes, plantain
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