AMANSIE CENTRAL DISTRICT ASHANTI REGION MEDIUM TERM DEVELOPMENT PLAN (MTDP) 2014-2017 1 CHAPTER ONE PERFORMANCE REVIEW AND CURRENT DEVELOPMENT SITUATION 1.0 GENERAL INTRODUCTION According to the National Development Planning Commission Act, 1994 (Act 480), the Commission is expected to issue guidelines to facilitate the preparation of development plans by the Metropolitan, Districts and District Assemblies. These plans are prepared to provide direction on both National and Districts priorities and improve the complementation and justification of development projects and programmesmes by the Districts. The 2014-2017 Medium Term Development Policy Framework (MTDPF) is the fourth in the series of the National Development Planning Commission policy to provide focus and direction to the District Assemblies and the country as a whole. The 2010-2013 Ghana Shared Growth and Development Agenda was guided by six thematic areas namely: Ensuring Sustaining Macroeconomic Stability Infrastructure and Human Settlements Development Accelerated Agriculture Modernization and Natural Resource Management Enhanced Competitiveness of Ghana’s Private Sector Human Development, Employment and Productivity Transparent and Accountable Governance. These thematic areas formed the basis for the preparation of the Ghana Shared Growth and Development Agenda (2010-2013).The plan was however ended in 2013 to pave way for 2014- 2017 Medium Term Development Policy Framework. The thematic areas under the 2014-2017 Medium Term Development Policy Framework are: Ensuring Sustaining Macroeconomic Stability Infrastructure and Human Settlements Development Accelerated Agriculture Modernisation and Natural Resource Management Enhanced Competitiveness of Ghana’s Private Sector 2 Human Development, Employment and Productivity Transparent and Accountable Governance Oil and Gas Development Mission of the Assembly The Amansie Central District Assembly exists to improve the living standard of the people in the District through implementation of pragmatic programmesmes relating to human development, income generation, employable skills and infrastructural development and by involving the people in the provision of the needed services. Vision of the Assembly The vision of the Assembly is to ensure that at least 10% of communities in the District attain urban and peri-urban status with adequate provision of socio- economic infrastructure by the year 2020. Functions of the Assembly The Assembly exercises political and administrative authority, provides guidance, gives direction and supervises all other administrative authorities in the District The Assembly is responsible for the overall development of the District and formulates as well as executes plans, programmesmes and strategies for the effective mobilisation of the resources necessary for overall development of the District It promotes and supports productive activities and social development in the District and initiates programmesmes for the development of basic infrastructure The Assembly is responsible for the development, improvement and management of human settlements and the environment in the District It ensures ready access to courts in the District for promotion of justice The Assembly takes such steps and measures as necessary and expedient to execute approved development plans for the District The Assembly guides, encourages and supports sub-District local government bodies, public agencies and local communities to perform their roles, in the execution of approved development plans 3 The Assembly monitors the execution of projects under approved development plans and assesses and evaluates their impact on the people’s development, the District and National economy The Assembly is responsible for co-ordination, integration and harmonizing the execution of programmesmes and projects under approved development plans for the District and other development programmesmes promoted or carried out by ministries, departments, public corporations and other statutory bodies and non-governmental organisations in the District The Assembly maintains laws and order and provides adequate security for the populace It grants and maintains scholarships or bursaries to suitable persons to attend any school or other educational institutions of their choice in Ghana The District provides advises to the Ministry of Education, on all matters relating to public schools and such other matters as may be referred to it by that ministry The Assembly is responsible for fixing rate mobilization of revenue, issuance of building permits, registration of birth and death issues. 1.1 PERFORMANCE REVIEW OF DMTDP – GSGDA Health care delivery system, good drinking water, proper security and ultimately take part in the decision-making process of the Assembly. The review process covers all the activities, projects and programmes captured in the various thematic areas in the Annual Action Plan during the plan implementation period. It also included the performance under the various cross-cutting issues such as HIV/AIDS, poverty and vulnerability dimensions. The review process involved the collection of disaggregated primary and secondary data from all identified stakeholders including the District Assembly, Sub-District Structures, Departments, Organisations and Communities to assess the implementation of the identified programmes, projects and activities outlined in the six prioritized thematic areas of the 2010-2013 Ghana Shared Growth Development Agenda, as well as other interventions implemented during the period. The review process took into consideration whether the extent or levels of the implementation of the proposed programmes, projects and activities were fully, partially or not implemented at all and whether set 4 objectives, targets and goals were achieved and if not why . The outcome of the review is summarized in Tables 1, 2 and 3. 1.1.1 Objectives of the 2010-2013 Plan Enhanced Competitiveness of Ghana’s Private Sector (i) Promote and create 200 productive employment opportunities for the youth by 2013. (ii) Improve revenue generation from tourism sector by 10% by December 2013. Accelerated Agricultural Modernization and Sustainable Natural Resource Management (i) Increase cash and food crop production from 45% in 2010 to 65% in 2013 through effective extension service. (ii) Rehabilitation of 60% of roads leading to food growing areas. (iii) Establishment of two palm oil extraction industries by December 2013. (iv) Ensure restoration of 40% degraded land by December 2013. Infrastructure and Human Settlement Development (i) Ensure increased access of households to reliable and adequate energy supply by December 2013. (ii) Facilitate the operationalisation of a workable rural housing. (iii) Improve environmental sanitation in the District by 2013 Human Development, Employment and Productivity (i) Increase the number of trained teachers by Dec. 2013. (ii) Provide 20 new educational infrastructures by Dec. 2013. (iii) Bridge the gender gap access to education. (iv) Promote sports development. (v) Improve health infrastructure by 20% by 2013. (vi) Reduce the incidence of HIV/AIDs by 20% (vii) Reduce the incidence of malaria from 20% in 2009 to 15% in 2013. (viii) Implement policies to offer protection for the vulnerable and excluded. (ix) Promote income generating activities for the poor and vulnerable including women and food crop farmers by December, 2013 5 (x) Reduce spatial and income inequalities in the district’s development by the end of 2013. Transparent and Accountable Governance (ii) Strengthen functional relationship between Assembly members and communities by 2013. (iii) Strengthen District level planning and budgeting involving all stakeholders through a participatory process at all levels by 2013. (iiii) Ensure transparency in fiscal management at the district and sub- district levels by 2013. (iiv) Empower women and mainstream gender into socio-economic development by 2013. (iv) Enhance women’s access to economic resources. (ivi) Improve facilities for the Police Service in the District to provide internal security for human safety and protection by 2013. (ivii) Improve data base for planning, budgeting and revenue mobilization by the year 2013. (iviii) Strengthen capacity of sub- district structures for local economic planning and development including employment generation 6 Table 1: State of Implementation of the 2010-2013 Medium Term Plan NO PROGRAMMESME/ DISTRICT OBJECTIVE PERFORMANCE PROJECT REMARKS 2010 2011 2012 2013 NO % NO % NO % NO % PRIORITIES TO ENHANCED INFRASTRUCTURE AND HUMAN SETTLEMENTS DEV’T 1. Ensure increase access of households to - 12 - 28 - 45 - 75 On-going reliable and adequate energy supply by December 2013 2. Facilitate the operationalisation of housing - 40 - - - 33 - - Not implemented 3. Procure 500 low tension and 400 high tension 100 10 200 35 600 75 900 100 Fully poles achieved 4. Prepare layout for 4 towns - 40 - - - 60 - - On-going 5. Promote the construction and use of household 10 15 30 40 70 75 100 94 On-going latrines 6. Enforce bye-laws on the provision of sanitation - 25 - 55 - 75 - 100 Fully facilities by landladies and landlords achieved 7. Promote hygiene education into water and - - - - - 100 Fully sanitation delivery at the local level implemented 8. Procure sanitation equipment for the - 25 - 50 - 70 - 100 Fully environmental health section implemented ACCELERATED AGRICULTURAL MODERNIZATION AND NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT. 9. Increase cash and