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North East Gonja District Assembly Table of Contents PART A: STRATEGIC OVERVIEW ................................................................................ 3 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE DISTRICT .................................................................... 3 2. VISION ..................................................................................................................... 3 3. MISSION .................................................................................................................. 3 4. GOALS ..................................................................................................................... 3 5. CORE FUNCTIONS ................................................................................................. 3 6. DISTRICT ECONOMY .............................................................................................. 4 7. KEY ACHIEVEMENTS IN 2020 ............................................................................... 6 8. REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE PERFORMANCE ................................................ 7 9. NMTDF POLICY OBJECTIVES IN LINE WITH SDGs AND TARGETS AND COST 9 10. POLICY OUTCOME INDICATORS AND TARGETS .......................................... 10 PART B: BUDGET PROGRAMME/SUB-PROGRAMME SUMMARY ......................... 11 PROGRAMME 1: MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION ................................... 11 PROGRAMME 2: INFRASTRUCTURE DELIVERY AND MANAGEMENT .............. 24 PROGRAMME 3: SOCIAL SERVICES DELIVERY .................................................. 30 PROGRAMME 4: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ...................................................... 42 PROGRAMME 5: ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT............................................ 48 PART C: FINANCIAL INFORMATION ......................................................................... 53 North East Gonja District Assembly 2 PART A: STRATEGIC OVERVIEW Promote local economic development District Assembly shall exercise deliberative, legislative and executive functions 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE DISTRICT Be responsible for the overall development of the district North East Gonja District was carved out of East Gonja Municipal Assembly on Formulate and execute plans, programmes and strategies for the effective November, 2018 by a legislative Instrument (LI) 2367 and was inaugurated in mobilisation of the resources necessary for the overall development of the district. February, 2019. The Capital of North East Gonja District is Kpalbe. Be responsible for the development, improvement and management of human settlements and the environment in the district. Location and Size The District shares boundaries with the Mion District and Tamale Metropolitan 6. DISTRICT ECONOMY Assembly to the North, Central Gonja District to the West, Nanumba North District to AGRICULTURE the East, and East Gonja Municipal to the South. The total land area of the district is The main occupation of the people is farming (Crop cultivation and animal rearing). estimated to be 3,500 square kilometres. The district has 87 communities. Common crops cultivated in the area are Maize, Rice, Soybeans, Yam and Cassava. POPULATION STRUCTURE Farmers in the district are highly dependent on natural rainfall. Total Population stands at 75,852. Comprising of 38,684 males and 37,168 females. MARKET CENTER 2. VISION The Kpalbe, Bunjai, Jidanturu and Latinkpa markets are the major marketing centers in the District where traders from Salaga, Tamale and other parts of the North come A leading decentralised local government service provider in the country with high to trade. quality delivery of development programs and projects and create a sustainable and enviable atmosphere of peace and security. S/N MARKET CENTER MARKET DAYS 1. Kpalbe Every six days 3. MISSION 2. Bunjai Every six days 3. Latinkpa Every six days The North East Gonja District exists to ensure equitable development of the District 4 Jidanturu Every six days for all persons by mobilizing, coordinating and judiciously utilizing resources for sustainable improvement of the lives of the people. ROAD NETWORK 4. GOALS The road network in the district spans a total of 306.1KMs of which majority of these The North East Gonja District exists to ensure equitable development of the District roads are not engineered. They are also inaccessible especially during the rainy for all persons by mobilizing, coordinating and judiciously utilizing resources for season leading to slow down of local economic activities. The main truck road cutting sustainable improvement of the lives of the people. through the District is the Tamale Salaga Road which is currently under construction. 5. CORE FUNCTIONS The core functions of the North East Gonja District Assembly are outlined below: According to Section 12 of the Local Governance Act, 2016, Act 936, the District Assembly shall Exercise political and administrative authority in the district North East Gonja District Assembly North East Gonja District Assembly 3 4 EDUCATION and COVID-19 preventive measures carried out. Eleven (11) refuse evacuation To ensure effective monitoring of schools, the district has been divided into four containers were also mounted in strategic locations of the district. circuits; Bunjai, Fuu, Jantong and Kpalbe circuits. The table below gives a breakdown of number of schools, staffing and enrolment The table show the distribution of Water Facilities in the District Enrolment Area No of Functional Dam/Dug- No of piped No of stand No. Of council BH BH out Schemes pipes NO. School Category Staffing Boys Girls Total Schools Kpariba 17 8 28 2 23 Bunjai 1 Day Nurseries 33 41 1,500 1,397 2,897 2 1 6 0 0 Total 19 9 34 2 23 2 Primary School 37 217 2,772 2,355 5,127 Junior High 3 10 50 382 316 698 School (JHS) ENERGY 4 Total 80 308 4,654 4,068 8,722 Fifteen (15) communities are connected to the national grid representing approximately 33% of the population coverage in the district. Efforts are still on the way to have every community in the District connected to the HEALTH National Grid. The North East Gonja District currently has six (6) health facilities comprising of 5- CHPS and 1-Health Centre delivering both clinical and public health services in the 7. KEY ACHIEVEMENTS IN 2020 district. The table below shows the category of Health Staff providing services in the As a new District we have so far achieved the following: District: Completed work on the construction of 1NO. CHPS compound at Fuu where the existing structure was a death trap putting the lives of nurses and patients in No. Category Quantity danger. 1 Enrolled Nurse 9 Construction of Gidanturu CHPS compound is at structural carcassing. 2 Community Health Nurse 12 Construction of 3-unit classroom block with anciliary facilities at Nyamalga is at 3 Midwife 6 4 Medical Assistant 1 gable level. 5 Registered General Nurse 1 Construction of 3-unit classroom block with anciliary facilities at Fuu is at roofing 6 Health Assistant 1 7 Field Technician 1 level. TOTAL 31 36 ODF communities obtained and maintained, representing 41 percent coverage achieved as at July, 2020. WATER AND SANITATION Provision of potable drinking water is a major challenge in the district because of the No COVID-19 case recorded in the district as at July, 2020. low water table, making drilling of boreholes difficult. About nineteen (19) boreholes 3000 farmers registered under Planting for Food and Jobs and were duly served with hand pumps and two mechanized boreholes are found in the district with twenty with approved seeds and fertilizer. three (23) number of stand pipes providing portable drinking water in the District 380 Dual desk for school children ongoing. In the area of sanitation, 36 communities in the District are Open Defecation Free (ODF). Fumigation exercise conducted in all the public places in the district in the fight against COVID-19. Sensitization exercise in 12 Communities on general sanitation North East Gonja District Assembly North East Gonja District Assembly 5 6 8. REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE PERFORMANCE REVENUE PERFORMANCE- ALL REVENUE SOURCES REVENUE % performance REVENUE PERFORMANCE- IGF ONLY ITEM 2018 2019 2020 at Aug.,2020 Performance Actual as as a % of Budget Actual Budget Actual Budget at Aug. total revenue. ITEM 2018 2019 2020 IGF 63,500.00 33,150.00 91,420.00 52,524.00 57.45 Actual as Compensation Budget Actual Budget Actual Budget Revised at Aug. transfer 672,424.00 680,445.99 683,553.26 473,536.49 69.28 Goods and Rates 20.00 0.00 15,200.00 5,200.00 0.00 0.00 Services transfer 0.00 0.00 72,660.05 0.00 0.00 Fees 41,465.00 23,030.00 63,870.00 68,270.00 49,024.00 71.81 Assets Transfer Fines 0.00 0.00 500.00 500.00 0.00 0.00 DACF 3,694,764.13 1,056,993.81 4,294,779.25 896,201.41 20.87 Licenses 15,450.00 5,120.00 1,550.00 1,550.00 0.00 0.00 School Feeding Land 4,550.00 5,000.00 13,500.00 13,500.00 3,500.00 25.93 DDF/DPAT 468,752.00 468,752.00 885,215.00 429,001.93 48.46 UDG Rent 2,015 0.00 9,600.00 2,400.00 0.00 0.00 MP-DACF 150,000.00 156,141.41 350,000.00 254,092.00 72.60 MAG 250,000.00 151,374.08 60.55 Investment 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 TOTAL 5,049,440.13 2,395,483.21 6,627,629.00 2,256,733.91 34.05 Total 63,500.00 33,150.00 104,220.00 91,420.00 52,524.00 57.45 EXPENDITURE EXPENDITURE PERFORMANCE (ALL DEPARTMENTS) – ALL SOURCES Expenditure 2018 2019 2020 % age Performance Actual as at (as at Aug. Budget Actual Budget Actual Budget Aug. 2020) Compensation 672,424.00 680,445.99 687,553.00 473,556.49 68.88 Goods and Services 1,324,107.85 867,558.93 2,707,952.00 811,915.45 29.98 Assets 3,052,912.28
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