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Karaga District Assembly REPUBLIC OF GHANA THE COMPOSITE BUDGET OF THE KARAGA DISTRICT ASSEMBLY FOR THE 2014 FISCAL YEAR Contents SECTION I: ASSEMBLY’S COMPOSITE BUDGET STATEMENT Introduction ………………................................................................................... 3 Climate……..………............................................................................................ 3 Agriculture……………………................................................................................. 3 Production ………..……….................................................................................... 4 Communication................................................................................................ 4 Banking ….……….............................................................................................. 4 Electrification…..…………………………………………................................................... 4 Status of 2013 Budget implementation (Financial Performance)........................... 10 Education, Youth and Sports……………………………………………………...................... 18 Key Challenges and Constraints in 2013…......................................................... 24 Way Forward .………………………………..……………………........................................ 25 Outlook for 2014……………………………………………..…………………......................... 25 2014 Expenditure Projection………………............................................................ 27 Breakdown of Ceilings to Expenditure Items..................................................... 29 Conclusion …………………………….…………….…………………………............................. 32 KARAGA DISTRICT ASSEMBLY Page | 2 KARAGA DISTRICT ASSEMBLY COMPOSITE BUDGET FOR 2014 NARRATIVE STATEMENT 1.0 INTRODUCTION/PROFILE The Karaga District was created by LI 1787 and carved out of the then Gushegu- Karaga District and officially inaugurated in August, 2004. It is located in the North - Eastern Part of Northern Region and share boundaries with West and East Mamprusi Districts to the North, Savelugu/Nanton District to the West and Gushegu District to the south and east. It is 94km from Tamale- the regional capital. The Population of the District is 89,870 (PHC, 2010). The sex composition of the district population shows that females constitute 51.7% of the population while males form 48.3%. The District is made up of One Hundred and Eighty- Two communities (182) and Has Five Area Councils. 1.1 Climate The climate reflects a typical tropical continental climate experienced in northern Ghana. The rainy season lasts from May – October, peaking in August and September. The rest of the year is virtually dry. Rainfall amount is between 900 and 1000mm per annum. Temperatures are high throughout the year with the highest of 36ºC or above in March and April. Low temperatures are experienced between November and February (the harmattan period). 1.2 Agriculture The farming system prevailing is mixed farming. Besides crop production, the average farm family raises a wide variety of livestock and local poultry. With regards to crop production, semi permanent to shifting cultivation is practiced in the remote areas of the district where land availability is not a constraint and population density is low. Mixed cropping dominates the cropping pattern. Mono cropping KARAGA DISTRICT ASSEMBLY Page | 3 activities in the district are relatively large (commercial rice and maize farms). Most of the rice farms are located in the valley basins (DADU Karaga, 2011/2012). Major traditional crops cultivated in the district include maize, sorghum, millet, soya bean, groundnuts, cowpeas, cassava, rice and yam. In the last two years (2011 and 2012) the land area under cultivation has varied among the crops. While land under cultivation of many crops has increased, the cultivation of rice and others has rather been stable. Reasons for the low land cultivation are not farfetched. The low prices of local rice as a result of the importation of cheap rice are killing the rice industry and local initiatives 1.3 Production There has been an increased in the production of food crops and total number of livestock in the district. Some of the major livestock reared in the district include; cattle, sheep, goats, poultry, and pigs. The main factor for the increased in livestock holding is that there has not been outbreak of livestock diseases in the district 1.4 Communication Communication is fast developing in the District. The District enjoys the services of Vodafone, MTN, Tigo. Globacom is yet to be commissioned. 1.5 Banking: There are two banks in the district. These are Bonzali and Tizaa Rural Banks 1.6 Electrification Electricity coverage is still very low in the district. Out of the One Hundred and Eighty –Two (182) communities in the district, only Fourteen (15) communities are connected to the national electricity grid. However, fifteen communities are also slated for consideration under the Northern electrification project. KARAGA DISTRICT ASSEMBLY Page | 4 1.8 The District Broad Goals and Strategies in line With NMTDPF Thematic Area KEY FOCUS GOAL STRATEGIES AREA INFRASTRUCTURE AND Energy supply to To ensure Increase HUMAN SETTLEMENT support increased access access to DVELOPMENT industries and of households modem form households and industries to of energy to reliable and the poor and adequate energy vulnerable supply through the extension of national electricity grid Transport Create and Increase infrastructure sustain an spatial access accessible, to market reliable, effective through the and efficient improvement transport system of farm roads in the district to link markets centers ACCELERATED Accelerated Reduce risk Develop AGRICULTURAL Modernization of associated with appropriate MODERNISATION AND Agriculture Agriculture irrigation NATURAL RESOURCE production schemes, MANAGEMENT dams, boreholes, and KARAGA DISTRICT ASSEMBLY Page | 5 other water harvesting techniques for different categories of farmers HUMAN Productive Promote and Enhance job DEVELOPMENT,PRODUCTIVI employment create creation TY AND EMPLOYMENT generation and productive strategies like improvement employment the Youth in and expansion in opportunities in Agriculture social protection all sectors Programme and the GYEEDA/NYEP , to generate more productive jobs HUMAN Education Promote and Accelerate DEVELOPMENT,PRODUCTIVI expand integration of TY AND EMPLOYMENT education at all pre-school levels education into the FCUBE programme Provide infrastructure facilities and materials for KARAGA DISTRICT ASSEMBLY Page | 6 schools across the district particularly in deprived areas Youth and Ensure a Provide Sports coherent youth adequate and Development and sports appropriate development sports and recreational facilities at local and district levels Manpower Develop and Provide development retain human adequate resource incentive to capacity retain skilled labour Health Bridge equity Intensify gaps in access to public health care and education on nutrition services better sanitation, nutrition and lifestyles Provide qualified specialists to KARAGA DISTRICT ASSEMBLY Page | 7 CHPS compounds, clinics and polyclinic Improve the Community based Health Planning and Services (CHPS) Strengthen District Health Management Teams (DHMT’s) HIV/AIDS, STDs Ensure the Reduce new and TB reduction of HIV / STI/TB HIV/AIDS/STI/T transmission B transmission, through ensure its proper intensification management of behaviour and promote change healthy lifestyle strategies especially for high risk groups KARAGA DISTRICT ASSEMBLY Page | 8 TRANSPARENCY AND Promoting the Promote the Identify and ACCOUNTABLE practice of participation of entrench the GOVERNANCE democracy and state and non- participation institutional state institutions of institutions reform agenda in governance in governance process Strengthening Promote the Build the Local growth and capacity and Governance and maturity of motivate Decentralization democracy district assembly staff, assembly members and unit committee members and make functioning the Town and area Councils Ensure higher civic responsibility and citizens involvement in economic development KARAGA DISTRICT ASSEMBLY Page | 9 Ensure transparency in the political process HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, Reduction of Promote income Enhance PRODUCTIVITY AND Poverty and generating access of the GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT income opportunities for poor and inequalities the poor and vulnerable to vulnerable, credit facilities including women Improve and food crop access to farmers social services by the poor and vulnerable 2.1 Status of 2013 Budget Implementation (Financial Performance): All Departments Combined Revenue 2012 2013 Variance % item Budgeted Actual GH¢ Budgeted Actual GH¢ GH¢ IGF 34,024.50 28,100.30 34,024.00 20,429.00 13,595.00 40.0 GOG KARAGA DISTRICT ASSEMBLY Page | 10 Transfers Compensation 305,486.00 305,486.00 552,796.00 1,047,987.76 (459,191.76) (90.0) Goods and 868,857.00 222,085.00 418,167.50 11,426.00 406,741.00 97.3 Services Assets 116,000.00 26,000.00 741,585.00 208,168.00 533,417.00 72.0 DACF 2,391,466.00 412,491.33 1,684,424.00 424,025.00 1,560,399.00 92.7 DDF 649,000.00 519,200.00 969,316.00 775,697.00 193,619.00 20.00 Others (GSOP, 5,620,000.00 3,227,591.98 1,497,358.79 653,501.00 843,857.80 56.4 NORST) KARAGA DISTRICT ASSEMBLY Page | 11 Figure 1A bar chart showing Revenue Budget and Actual for 2012 Revenue Budget and Actual for 2012 6,000,000.00 5,000,000.00 4,000,000.00 3,000,000.00 2012 Budgeted 2012 Actual 2,000,000.00 1,000,000.00 0.00 IGF GOG DACF DDF Donor Figure 2 A chart Showing projected Revenue and Actual Revenue for 2013 Revenue
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