The Kaduna State Planning and Budget Commission (PBC) says it is collating 2022 budget proposals from Ministries, Department and Agencies (MDAs).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Director Budget in the commission, Mr Idris Suleiman,said in Kaduna on Wednesday that MDAs would defend their proposals between Sept. 6 and Sept. 10, adding that the draft budget would be forwarded to the Executive Council for approval by October.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On citizens\u2019 engagement, the director said that effort was ongoing to get inputs from communities using the Community Development Charter, as a bottom up approach to the budgeting process<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to him, the CDC is a written document containing the development needs of communities listed in order of priority and the government is making effort to institutionalise it in the budget process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAfter the draft is approved, we will organise a town hall meeting for citizens to engage the budget and make further inputs for ownership after which it will be send to the State Assembly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis is parts of the state\u2019s government commitment for open budget for citizens participation to ensure transparency and accountability in line with the Open Government Partnership (OGP),\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n