Who decides on govt grants for TCs and what are parameters?
In order to supplement town councils’ work in the estate, the government provides grants to them.
The grants are disbursed through the Ministry of National Development (MND), to the grassroots organisations, in particular to the Citizens Consultative Committees (CCCs), which are at the apex of all grassroots organisations.
The committee which oversees the approval of funds is the Community Improvement Projects Committee (CIPC).
Opposition Members of Parliament have, through the years, accused the Government of withholding such funds from them, and that they are made subservient to un-elected grassroots leaders.
We take a simple look at how this is set up.
The Town Council Act empowers the minster to disburse the funds.
“For the purposes of enabling a Town Council to carry out its functions under this Act or any other Act, the Minister may from time to time make grants-in-aid to the Town Council of such sums of money and subject to such conditions as the Minister may determine out of moneys to be provided by Parliament.”
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http://www.theonlinecitizen.com/2014/11/who-decides-on-govt-grants/