On January 25, the Rodong Sinmun newspaper stated, “The 8th meeting of the 19th Politburo of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) Central Committee was held from January 23 to 24 with the aim of establishing development milestones.'' Reported. About local industry. ” During the meeting, Kim Jong-un instructed the implementation of the “20×10 policy for regional development.'' As chairman of the Central Military Commission, Mr. Kim issued an order titled “On the mobilization of people's army units in the struggle to implement the decision of the 8th Plenary Session of the 19th Political Bureau of the Party Central Committee on the Realization of Local Industrial Revolution.” personally signed. He then handed it over to the Chief of the General Staff of the Korean People's Army. (Robot Newspaper-News 1)
North Korea's Ministry of National Security has ordered local bureaus to decide on the opinions of city and county people's committees. North Korean People's Committees are similar to local governments. Officials and the public on the “20×10 regional development policy'','' Daily NK learned.
A North Korean Daily NK source, speaking on condition of anonymity for security reasons, said on Monday that the Ministry of State Security late last month issued an order to the city and county bureaus to “assess the views and attitudes of people working there.” I did,” he said. Regional Development 20×10 Level officials and public comments on policy. Local government agencies have been instructed to report their findings by April 9th. ”
The official said this is the first time the ministry has ordered local bureaus to report on public opinions on official policies.
The department's city and county branches, which are typically tasked with determining the ideological leanings of local residents, also found the order to gauge opinions about official policy unusual, the people said.
“Local ministries' branch agencies believe that this order is an attempt by the central government to listen to voices on the ground that reflect what practitioners and the general public actually think, and to use ideological surveillance to criticize or punish people.'' “I think it's more about developing countermeasures,” he explained.
This suggests that the government wants to reflect local views as much as possible when promoting the 20×10 regional development policy, rather than going after those who are dissatisfied with authorities and policies. There is.
The official said the order “shows the importance the central government attaches to regional development policy.” But local residents are nervous just knowing that the Ministry of State Security is listening. ”
“People's Commissars North Korea's People's Commissars are similar to local governments. More officials actively implement policies, simply because the Ministry of State Security and its local branches oversee how policies are implemented. There is no other option but to implement it,” the source said. In other words, the actions of the local branches of the Ministry of State Security promote the enthusiasm and initiative of the institutions implementing the policy.
North Korean Chairman Kim Jong-un first announced the 20×10 regional development policy in his policy speech at the 10th plenary session of the 14th Supreme People's Assembly in January. The policy calls for the construction of modern factories in 20 counties every year for 10 years to improve the basic material standards of the state's residents.
Starting with the groundbreaking ceremony for the factory in Songmura County at the end of February, it will be followed by Gusong, Unsan, Gujang, Sukcheon, Yeongtan, Unpa, Jaeryeong, Uncheon, Usi, Doshin, Gosan, and Icheon counties. , Kyungseon County, Orang County, Geumya County, Hamju County, Kim Hyunjik County, Oncheon County, and Jampung County went into effect on March 10th of this year.
Kim Jong-un attended the groundbreaking ceremony for a factory in Songcheon County, the first under the new policy, and said, “Everyone born in this country, regardless of whether they live in the capital, a region, or a city, understands the importance of this initiative.'' I emphasized that.” The residents of mountain villages should live a rich and civilized life under the national socialist policy, and ensuring this is the core of the new regional development policy. ”
Translated by David Black. Edited by Robert Lawler.
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