ALEBTONG, January 16, 2025 –– The Alebtong Resident District Commissioner [RDC], Geoffrey Okiswa, has cautioned parish chiefs against deviating from the Parish Development Model [PDM] guidelines.
While handing over 69 tablets to the chiefs at the Alebtong district headquarters recently, Okiswa emphasised the importance of adhering to the programme’s guidelines such as ensuring that the elderly, women, youth, and people with disabilities benefit from the programme.
Alebtong district has already disbursed Shs 13 billion under the PDM, with a particular focus on moving poor households from subsistence agriculture to the money economy.
Under the PDM, a governmemt programme launched in February 2022, each beneficiary receives Shs 1 million soft loan from the parish revolving fund [PRF], capitalised by government to the tune of Shs 100mln, to invest in enterprises of their choice such as coffee, piggery, poultry keeping, dairy farming, and fruit growing among others.
According to the Alebtong District Commercial Officer, Bob Oluk Harris, the district received a total of Shs 14 billion for the financial year 2021/2022, but a balance of Shs 270 million remains.
Oluk reiterated the need for strict adherence to the PDM implementation guidelines across all its pillars.
“I am pleased today because the government has responded to your requests. Now that you have been given this equipment, please use it effectively to gather accurate data on the beneficiaries,” he said.
The Chief Administrative Officer, Franco Olaboro, advised the chiefs to utilise the tablets properly, as they are intended to facilitate the coordination and implementation of the PDM.
The District Local Council V Chairperson, David Kennedy Odongo, urged SACCO chairpersons to exercise due diligence in all their operations.
Oluk also called on the chiefs to guide the community in selecting appropriate enterprises, ensuring that the programme yields tangible results and helps lift people out of poverty.
He identified enterprises such as piggery, poultry, and goat rearing as the most promising ventures that can generate quick returns.
The goal of the over Shs 1 trillion per financial year programme is to increase household food security, incomes and quality of life of Ugandans.
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