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INTEGRATED SUSTAINABLE RURAL DEVELOPMENT & URBAN RENEWAL PRESENTATION TO JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE Ms Mosa Molapo 02 November 2004. PRESENTATION OUTLINE. Context for Rural Development & Urban Renewal in the MTEF Period 2004/07 Key Objectives for Rural Development & Urban Renewal
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INTEGRATED SUSTAINABLE RURAL DEVELOPMENT & URBAN RENEWAL PRESENTATION TO JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE Ms Mosa Molapo 02 November 2004
PRESENTATION OUTLINE • Context for Rural Development & Urban Renewal in the MTEF Period 2004/07 • Key Objectives for Rural Development & Urban Renewal • Priorities for MTEF 2004/07 • Key Interventions for 2004/05 • Budget 2004/05: Original & Adjusted • Concluding Remarks 2
CONTEXT FOR ISRDP & URP in the MTEF Period 2004/07 • Overall Programme Intent: Maximization of expenditure & investment impact to deal with the developmental challenges of the 21 nodes by of all 3 spheres of government & government’s partners • President Thabo Mbeki (SoNA May 21st 2004):gave huge impetus to Rural Development & Urban Renewal – • “the core of our response to all these challenges is the struggle against poverty and underdevelopment, which rests on three pillars….” • Encouraging growth & dev of 1st Economy, increasing its possibility to create jobs • Implementing PoA to address challenges of 2nd Economy • Building a social security net to meet the objectives of poverty alleviation • SoNA May 21st 2004 located the 21 Urban & Rural Nodesat the apex of addressing the 2nd economy challenges 3
CONTEXT FOR ISRDP & URP in the MTEF Period 2004/07 • Minister Trevor Manuel (Medium Term Budget Policy Statement): Governments’ approach to its socio-economic challenges is part of a broad based development strategy- • To create work and improved opportunities for citizens who still survive on meagre subsistence activities • To generate resources to plough into education, health care, social security, fighting crime & reducing poverty • To address deep-seated poverty and social exclusion in a sustainable manner 4
MTBPS Priorities • Minister Trevor Manuel - Medium Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS): • MTBPS outlines Government’s choices regarding its reforms & priorities • MTBPS presents an overview of Government’s economic, social & development policy priorities • Government’s priorities in (MTBPS): • Up-scaling public sector investments to accelerate economic growth • Facilitating economic activity in the 2nd Economy • Expanded Public Works Programme • Housing & Municipal Infrastructure Grants • Small & micro-enterprise development • Investment in skills development • Land Restitution & Reform and Agricultural Support • Providing social services, income support & human development to deal with unemployment & social dislocation • Improving the capacity of the state 5
ISRDP &URP Objectives in Relation to MTBPS Priorities • To eradicate poverty and under-development viz. • Asset Poverty - land, housing, infrastructure • Income Poverty - unemployment, low wage • Social Capital Poverty - social services • Human Capital Poverty - illiteracy, inumeracy, low skills • Relative Poverty – social exclision, inequality & discrimination I.r.o race/ gender/ age • To give effect to the vision of “developmental local government” by enhancing local govt capacity to deliver services • To promote integrated planning & budgeting across the 3 spheres of govt. (cooperative governance) • To promote sustainable development: • Local Economic Development • Small Enterprise Development • Human Capital Development • Social Cohesion & Moral Regeneration • Environmental Protection 6
ISRDP & URP PRIORITIES FOR 2004/7 • To institutionalize existing alignment approaches and strengthen coordination of ISRDP & URP across 3 spheres • To enhance nodal service delivery capacity • To maintain current ISRDP & URP initiatives and tailor them towards addressing the challenges of the 2nd Economy • To produce nodal financing protocol • To align IDPs, PGDSs & NSDP and embed ISRDP & URP within these planning instruments • To communicate & market ISRDP & URP across 3 spheres • To coordinate Monitoring, Evaluation & Reporting of ISRDP & URP 7
2004\ 2005 BUDGET ALLOCATION PROGRAMME 3: URBAN & RURAL DEVELOPMENT 18
CONCLUDING REMARKS • The Medium Term Policy Statement is consistent with Government’s Priorities & Programme of Action in relation to the Rural and Urban Nodes. • The Adjusted 2004/05 Budget from R9,878m to R9,020m is also consistent with the coordination role of dplg in respect of the implementation of all the developmental imperatives in the nodes, as well as the Monitoring & Evaluation thereof. • The 2005/06 MTEF Budget is R10,316m,consistent with the coordinating role of dplg. • The 2006/07 MTEF Budget is R11,882m, consistent with the coordinating role of dplg. • Overall, the dplg budget for the coordination of rural and urban development in the MTEF is adequate. • However, in order to optimise service delivery in the rural areas and marginalized urban areas, the 3 spheres of government must – coordinate, align & integrate their initiatives 19
Status Quo iro. Coordination Mechanisms • ISRDP\ URP INTERVENTION MATRIX (Refer to Annexure B) • ISRDP\ URP WORKPLAN (Refer to Annexure B) 20
Status Quo iro. Coordination Mechanisms • ISRDP\ URP TASK TEAM (under the auspices of the FOSAD SOCIAL SECTOR CLUSTER) • MEMBERSHIP • National Departments belonging to the Social Sector Cluster, Governance & Admin, Economic Cluster & Justice Safety & Crime Prevention Cluster • Nodal Municipality Municipal Managers (or representatives) • Independent Development Trust - IDT (national, provincial) • Reference Group (Ad hoc members) NB: to be established • State Owned Enterprises • Traditional Leaders (NHTL) • Academic & Research Institutions • Rural Development Experts • Rural Development Funders/ Donors • Rural Development NGO’s/ CBO’s 21
RURAL NODES 22
URBAN NODES 23