Govt Issues Protocols For District Assembly Common Fund Expenditure

The government has outlined some protocols to guide prudent and accountable utilisation of the District Assembly Common Fund (DACF).

It comes after GHc987,965,073.00 was transferred from the Consolidated Fund into the District Assembly Common Fund Account.

This, according to the Minister for Finance, is the first quarter amount due the DACF.

Addressing Parliament on June 3, 2025, Ato Forson said the government was keen to ensure strict adherence to the protocols by the Assemblies.

“The Administrator of the District Assembly Common Fund is required to ensure that 80% of this amount is transferred directly to the Assemblies without fail and expenditure returns submitted to the Ministry of Finance before subsequent releases will be made.”

Meanwhile, he encouraged lawmakers to monitor the utilisation of the fund in their respective assemblies.

Below are guidelines as approved by the Cabinet:
i. 25% of the amount transferred to the District Assemblies is to be utilised for the design and construction of 24-Hour Economy Model Markets.

ii. 10% for the construction of health facilities (minimum of 2 CHPS compounds) per Assembly.

iii. 10% for the construction of educational facilities (1 KG block, 1 primary school block and 1 Junior High School block).

iv. 10% for the provision of potable water (minimum of 10 boreholes for rural Assemblies).

v. 10% for environmental sanitation (solid and liquid waste management).

vi. 10% for the provision of school furniture.

vii. 5% for the administration of the Assemblies, including monitoring and evaluation.

viii. And finally, recognising the need to complete abandoned legacy projects, including the numerous uncompleted structures left behind by the Middle Belt Development Authority, Coastal Development Authority and the Northern Development Authority, we have allocated a whopping 20% to fix the mess.

Source: https://opemsuo.com/author/hajara-fuseini/