By CHINOYI CHIPULU
The Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development has approved over K1.2 million bursary application for selected secondary boarding schools and skills training for Bwana Mkubwa Constituency under the 2022 Constituency Development Fund (CDF).
According to a statement released by Ndola City Council Public Relations Manager Rabecca Mushota, the Ministry has approved six successful secondary boarding school bursary applications and the bursaries are worth K6, 000.
Ms Mushota said the approved skills development bursary applications are 273 worth K1, 240, 810.
” The Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development has approved
selected secondary boarding school and skills training bursary
applications for Bwana Mkubwa Constituency under the 2022 CDF. The approved bursary applications are worth over K1.2 million,” she noted.
She said the Bwana Mkubwa CDF Committee received 12 secondary boarding bursary
applications, out of which, six were selected and 700 skills training bursary applications out of which 273 were successful.
“The Ministry has also approved three successful community projects for Bwana Mkubwa under
the 2021 CDF. The projects are worth K1, 532, 028.43,” she said.
Ms Mushota said a total of 30 community project proposals were received out of which,
three were selected.
Meanwhile, the Ministry has approved nine carryover community projects
under the 2021 Kabushi Constituency CDF.
“The total worth of the projects is K1, 439, 076.47. The Kabushi CDF Committee received 17 community project proposals out of which nine were successful,” she said.
