Minister of Local Government and Regional Development Nigel Dharamlall on Friday handed over a $35 million subvention to 14 Region Three Neighbourhood Democratic Councils (NDCs) to improve their services.
The Department of Public Information (DPI) reported Dharamlall as saying at the handing over ceremony at the Regional Democratic Council office that the figure represents 50 per cent of the NDCs’ budgeted allocation.
Dharamlall was also reported as saying that the government will continue to work with the NDCs to overcome challenges in delivering services to the people. However, he noted that while government would be doing the heavy lifting, the NDCs are expected to ensure the resources are maintained.
“In the next few weeks, all the NDC areas are going to have more roads constructed. This is something that you are aware of. We are going to have the Parika market, for example, reconstructed in the next few months. We are going to have a lot more investments in the agricultural sector of the region as well as other types of infrastructure works. His Excellency the President has been speaking extensively and we have been pushing extensively for greater development going south through the Wales Development Authority, so Region Three is poised for massive expansion,” he was quoted as saying.
