Alebtong, Uganda | The Deputy Resident District Commissioner (RDC) for Alebtong, Mathias Lutwama, has announced new annual allocations by President Yoweri Museveni aimed at strengthening the operations of the Parish Development Model (PDM).
While addressing 11 enterprise groups in Adwir Parish, Lutwama revealed that starting in October 2025, all PDM SACCO leaders across the country would receive UGX 1 million annually to enhance transparency and efficiency in managing revolving funds.
He further reminded parish chiefs of their obligation to reside within their deployment areas for effective supervision of PDM activities.
To support this, he explained that each parish chief was already receiving a UGX 100,000 monthly housing allowance, a facilitation initiated under the President’s directive.
Lutwama also emphasized the central role of Parish Development Committees (PDCs) in planning and prioritizing agricultural enterprises.
He disclosed that, beginning October 2025, PDCs would equally benefit from an annual Shs 1 million allocation to strengthen their planning capacity.
He noted that the Parish Development Model was progressing well and said that the new allocations reflected President Museveni’s commitment to empowering structures at the grassroots for sustainable economic growth.
He further pointed out that in his one year and 21 days of service in Alebtong, he had already traversed 40 parishes to monitor implementation.
Other leaders present included the Assistant RDC of Alebtong, Okello Jimmy, who gave guidance on production and storage practices, and LC3 Chairperson of Adwir Subcounty, Francis Abwang, who stressed the importance of a grassroots-based approach in implementing the NRM manifesto.
The Parish Development Model, one of the NRM government’s flagship poverty eradication initiatives, is designed to transition 39% of subsistence households into the money economy through parish-level enterprise development and community planning.