HOSANA – Apart from responding to public grievances regarding political and social issues, Central Ethiopia Regional State announced that it has collected 10.5 billion Birr revenue since its establishment.
The state which established last August has done various works to achieve development in social and political spheres, State Chief Administrator, Endashaw Tassew said.
Briefing the media yesterday, Endashaw noted that the state has attained collecting some 10.5 billion Birr revenues, strengthening health extension programs, mitigating occurrence of diseases like malaria and so on.
Central Ethiopia state has established seven centers with various social and economic clusters in which the development activities could be accomplished to ensure equity and social justice, he said.
According to the Chief Administrator, the establishment of the state has enabled the local people to enjoy self-governance, peace, good maladministration, increased productivity and input supply and conducive teaching learning environment.
Moreover, the regional administration also maintained 1500 km road that connect rural and urban areas while benefiting 850,000 people with health fund to get medical treatment in the nearby institutions, he stated.
Endashaw also expressed that his administration has planned to generate about 20 billion Birr revenues through implementing the new tax proclamation this fiscal year.
Efforts are underway to increase agricultural productivity through cultivating one million hectares of land in the summer and winter to ensure food self-sufficiency, he stated.
“We would work on ensuring peace in the community, improving livelihoods of the people, creating jobs, and establishing fruit and vegetable centers by planting saplings,” he said.
Endashaw also added that the state has planned to register 600,000 households for health fund, improve access to potable water and issue investment license by enforcing strategic plan.
“Will would focus working on developing tourism and manufacturing potentials, expanding digital services to improve trade, resolving land management issues and health services in the future.”
The Central Ethiopia state, which is home to7.5 million citizens was established on 19August 2023incorporating seven zones and three special districts, it was learnt.
BY MISGANAW ASNAKE
THE ETHIOPIAN HERALD FRIDAY 2 AUGUST 2024
