Gyeonggi Province Receives Minister's Commendation as Outstanding Local Government in 2025 Self-Reliance Project

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Kim Gap-dong] Gyeonggi Province announced on the 26th that it was selected as an outstanding local government in the Ministry of Health and Welfare's '2025 Overall Performance Evaluation of Self-Reliance Projects.' This is the second commendation following the Presidential Commendation received in 2022.

The self-reliance project is a welfare program that provides employment opportunities to low-income workers with work capacity and systematically supports the establishment of a foundation for self-sufficiency. Currently, the number of self-reliance job participants in Gyeonggi Province reaches 7,166 total, and the province is making multifaceted efforts to support their practical self-sufficiency.

In this evaluation, key indicators across four areas were examined for all cities and provinces nationwide: △self-reliance employment (40 points) △asset formation support program operation (25 points) △self-reliance fund and enterprise activation (25 points) △self-reliance project operation (10 points).

The province achieved balanced performance across all evaluation indicators and was recognized for demonstrating nationally high-level self-reliance support capacity.

Specifically, the following received positive evaluation: △strengthening one-on-one customized case management and follow-up care △customized education and training targeting self-reliance participants and workers (22,000 people annually) △supporting self-reliance enterprise upscaling and management stability through operation of the nation's only 'Self-Reliance Enterprise Complex.'

In the self-reliance fund activation sector, the following programs were evaluated positively: the 'Gyeonggi Province-type Reusable Container Washing Project' that creates eco-friendly jobs and expands business areas, the 'Living Care Kkalkumi' that improves housing environments for vulnerable groups, and the 'Expert Personnel Cost Support' that enhances the expertise of regional self-reliance enterprises and creates jobs.