By Aliko Munde

Chitipa, February 15, Mana: Chitipa District Council, during its full council meeting on Wednesday, approved a K7.5 billion budget for the 2024/2025 financial year.

Chitipa District Council Finance and Audit Committee Chairperson, Councilor Saidi Lwanja, said the district budget is guided by Malawi 2063 First 10-Year Implementation Plan (MIP1)  

He said, as a Council, they anticipate to get K179 million in locally generated revenue while estimated budget for other recurrent transaction (ORT) is pegged at K2.8 billion.

“The estimated budget for Governance to Enable Service Delivery (GESD) is at K316 million while the estimated budget for District Development Fund (DDF) is K60 million. Other allocations include Constituency Development Fund (CDF) budgeted at K215 million and Climate Smart Enhanced Public Works Programme at K3.9 billion,” Lwanja explained.

District Commissioner for Chitipa, MacMillan Magomero, expressed optimism that the 2024/2025 budget will change the face of the district.

“We will make sure that we reach the target set to generate local revenue and utilise the funds diligently and prudently,” he said.

Chairperson for Civil Society Organisations (CSO) in Chitipa, Patrick Ziba, said as non-state actors, they will make sure that funds in the budget are used for the intended purpose.