Logo of Phnom Penh Post newspaper Phnom Penh Post - Decentralisation showing excellent results, say interior ministry

Decentralisation showing excellent results, say interior ministry

Content image - Phnom Penh Post
Ministry of Interior spokesman Khieu Sopheak addressed an October 14 press conference, held to summarise the ministry’s achievements in the past five years. INTERIOR MINISTRY

Decentralisation showing excellent results, say interior ministry

The transfer of funds from national to sub-national level administrations has increased almost tenfold, from $ 416 million in 2018 to $3,676 million in 2022.

Sub-national authorities have built small-scale infrastructure projects and currently implement more than 2,000 social service projects each year, said Ministry of Interior spokesman Khieu Sopheak.

He addressed an October 14 press conference, held to summarise the ministry’s achievements in the past five years.

He said that in the past five years, the ministry had implemented decentralisation reform programmes and focused mainly on good governance, which is at the core of the government's rectangular strategies.

Through the reforms, nearly 60 functions had been transferred to sub-national administrations. More than 800 types of service have been delegated to local One Window Service Offices.

He added said that the reform programmes had prioritised activities which strengthened the management of the reform work and streamlined the management structures sub-national administrations, in order to improve efficiency. In addition, they had increased the financial and human resources of the administrations to improve service provision and local development. Financing has also been decentralised.

Within the framework of their general mandates, the sub-national administrations in the capital, provinces, towns and communes are actively meeting the physical needs of the Kingdom’s people at the grassroots level, he said.

He added that this work has contributed to the reduction of poverty, improved people's livelihoods and boosted national economic development.

MOST VIEWED

  • Joy as Koh Ker Temple registered by UNESCO

    Cambodia's Koh Ker Temple archaeological site has been officially added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List, during the 45th session of the World Heritage Committee held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on September 17. The ancient temple, also known as Lingapura or Chok Gargyar, is located in

  • Famed US collector family return artefacts to Cambodia

    In the latest repatriation of ancient artefacts from the US, a total of 33 pieces of Khmer cultural heritage will soon return home, according to the Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts. In a September 12 press statement, it said the US Attorney’s Office for the

  • Cambodia set to celebrate Koh Ker UNESCO listing

    To celebrate the inscription of the Koh Ker archaeological site on UNESCO’s World Heritage List, the Ministry of Cults and Religion has appealed to pagodas and places of worship to celebrate the achievement by ringing bells, shaking rattles and banging gongs on September 20. Venerable

  • CP denied registration documents by ministry

    The Ministry of Interior will not reissue registration documents to the Candlelight Party (CP). Following a September 21 meeting between ministry secretary of state Bun Honn and CP representatives, the ministry cited the fact that there is no relevant law which would authorise it to do

  • Manet touches down in Beijing for high-level meetings

    Prime Minister Hun Manet arrived in Beijing on September 14 for his first official visit to China, where he is slated to attend the 20th China-ASEAN Expo and meet other leaders including Chinese President Xi Jinping. Upon his arrival, Manet laid a wreath at the Monument

  • Cambodian diaspora laud Manet’s UN Assembly visit

    Members of the Cambodian diaspora are rallying in support of Prime Minister Hun Manet’s forthcoming visit to the 78th UN General Assembly (UNGA 78) in the US’ New York City this week. Their move is an apparent response to a recent call by self-exiled former