2024 Award "Best Practice in Citizen Participation"

18th Edition

Phase 6 of 7

Publication Preparation 08/09/2024 - 15/10/2024

Process phases

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Bandikhon district: Initiative budgeting (Participatory budgeting)

Official proposal

21/05/2024 17:38

The initiative budgeting project has been implemented since 2021, and the main emphasis is on increasing the citizens' activity in spending budget funds. The implementation of this practice involved the support of experts from a number of countries and international organizations. By now, this practice has become the most popular practice in the country, and every year 30-35 percent of the population participates in these processes. Another peculiarity of the process is that citizens put forward their projects and, after passing moderation, collect votes for their projects and become winners. The winning projects are guaranteed to be financed from the funds of the relevant district budget.

The main purposes of the practice are:

Assistance in increasing financial literacy of citizens;
To achieve the solution of problems in the regions that have not found their solution over the years;
Unification of citizens in the spending of budget funds, formation of a collective environment;
To increase the participation of citizens in the spending of budget funds;
Performing the function of a "bridge" between the government and society.

Through this practice, we gained the trust of the citizens and increased the activity of the population.
Citizens have developed a sense of ownership and started paying special attention to the preservation of the results achieved as a result of their work. It was achieved to eliminate problems that have not been solved for years, which are relevant for citizens in places.
Through the portal, a regional database was formed on the problems that are bothering the citizens and the issues that are urgent for the population.
On the basis of the database, ministries and departments are implementing the practice of planning budget funds for financing the problems that are bothering citizens and the projects that are relevant for the population.
causes the community citizens to unite in spending budget funds, creates a collective atmosphere;
It acts as a mutual "bridge" between the government and society.