The government, through the Budget Directorate (Dipres), announced the cancellation of 26 public programs that were poorly evaluated. This decision arises after a rigorous monitoring and evaluation process of the programs implemented during 2023. The Undersecretary of Social Evaluation (SES) and the Dipres have detailed that, In addition to the cancellations, 13 programs were mergedreducing the total number of programs with expenditures less than $2 billion from 303 to 292.
The monitoring It covered 689 public programs, representing 45% of the budget executed in the previous year. This analysis considered various factors, such as the beneficiary population, the goods and services provided, the expenditure executed per beneficiary and the results achieved. Among the eliminated programs the following stand out:
- Development of Labor Skills
- Active Young Territorial
- Country Senior Volunteering
- Elderly Friendly Communes
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The head of the Dipres, Javiera Martínez, highlighted that these results They represent a first step towards the rationalization and less fragmentation of the public offer, in line with efforts to optimize public programs. Martínez stressed the need to improve programs with low effective coverage and high administrative expenses, with the aim of ensuring that they are executed efficiently and effectively, La Tercera publishes.
Paula Poblete, Undersecretary of Social Evaluation, highlighted significant progress in the incorporation of the gender approach. In 2023, 61.7% of public programs reported having integrated this approach, representing an increase of 12 percentage points from the previous year. This progress is crucial for the government’s commitment to gender mainstreaming in the State.
