20 out of 22 cities and counties in Jeollanam-do fall short of purchase target for products produced by severely disabled people

(Gwangju, Jeollanam-do = Yonhap News) Reporter Min Hyun-ki = It was found that 20 out of 22 cities and counties in Jeonnam failed to achieve the goal of preferential purchasing of products produced by the severely disabled last year.

According to the data on the purchase performance of products produced by the severely disabled by public institutions across the country released by So Byeong-hoon of the Democratic Party of Korea (Gwangju-gap, Gyeonggi Province), a member of the National Assembly Health and Welfare Committee, on the 4th, 20 cities and counties excluding Mokpo-si and Jindo-gun in Gwangju, Jeollanam-do fell below the legal purchase ratio last year.

In accordance with the Special Act on Preferential Purchase of Products Produced by Persons with Severe Disabilities, public institutions must purchase products produced by persons with severe disabilities at least a certain percentage of their total purchases, including goods and services excluding construction, and last year's mandatory purchase ratio was 1.1%.

Among the cities and counties of Gwangju, South Jeolla Province, the lowest purchase rate was Gangjin-gun at only 0.12%, while Damyang-gun 0.16%, Hwasun-gun 0.25%, Gurye-gun 0.30%, and Goheung-gun 0.32% also fell far short of the target.

Mokpo City and Jindo County met the target with purchase rates of 1.40% and 1.10%, respectively.

There were many places where the shortfall was repeated for long periods of time.

Until last year, there were 16 Jeonnam cities and counties that had failed to achieve their goals for more than five consecutive years.

Of these, 12, including Gangjin, Goheung, Gokseong, Gwangyang, Damyang, Boseong, Suncheon, Shinan, Yeongam, Wando, Hampyeong, and Haenam, fell short for 10 consecutive years from 2016 to last year.

The Jeonnam Provincial Office before integration also had a purchasing ratio of 0.73% last year, and was included in the list of underperforming organizations for more than 10 consecutive years.

Gwangju City Hall before integration failed to achieve its goal with 0.79%, but all five autonomous districts met the standard.

The purchase rate by autonomous district was 2.21% in Buk-gu, 1.76% in Nam-gu, 1.73% in Gwangsan-gu, 1.43% in Seo-gu, and 1.26% in Dong-gu.

Nationwide, 428 (41.6%) of the 1,030 target institutions last year fell short of their purchase goals.

There were 201 institutions that fell short for more than 5 consecutive years, and 121 institutions fell short for 10 consecutive years.

Rep. So emphasized, “We must not only compile performance every year, but also analyze the causes of underperformance for each institution and prepare customized improvement plans.”