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REPUBLIC OF NAMIBIA STATEMENT BY HON.

MARTIN ANDJABA, MINISTER OF PRESIDENTIAL AFFAIRS ON THE OCASSION OF THE TABLING OF VOTE 31 (VETERANS AFFAIRS) FOR THE 2018/2019 FINANCIAL YEAR 13 APRIL 2018 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY "Check Against Delivery.

1 Honorable Chairperson Honorable Members of the Whole House Committee, On 10 April 2018, I stood before you to table the budget estimates for Vote 1: Office of the President.
In my capacity as Minister of Presidential Affairs, I am also tasked to table the budget estimates for Vote 31: Veterans Affairs to this august House.

under in his wisdom, the Presidency.


This has provided the I informed the house on that day that Head of State has placed the Veterans Affairs portfolio the directly and focus on this critical aspect of required prominence of living nation thousands of Namibian men and women who gave up so and selflessly to the immensely much and contributed national liberation struggle.
to improve conditions building the Eight Five Namibia During the 2017/2018 Financial Year, Veterans Affairs was allocated an amount of Nine Hundred and Eighteen Million Six Hundred Dollars and and Six Million (N$918,685,000).

Of this, Nine Hundred and Five Thousand Namibia Dollars Three Hundred activities.

(N$906,305,000) was earmarked Eight Hundred and Twenty Five Million Seven Hundred and Seventeen Thousand Namibia Dollars (N$825, 717,000) the safety nets of of this amount Veterans.
catered mainly for for operational 2 An amount of Twelve Million Three Hundred and Eighty Thousand Namibia Dollars (N$12,380,000) was allocated towards the development budget.

struggle The commitment of our Government question.

Although liberation implementation is curtailed difficult economic conditions, we will do what with the resources at our disposal.
to the Veterans of the the due to the is necessary is beyond of programmes is my pleasure It Financial Year, a number of achievements were made: that during the 2017/2018 to point out • Three thousand three hundred and thirty four (3,334) for aspiring veterans were considered by and sixty five applications the Veterans Board.

Three hundred (365) were granted; • The Appeal Board received six hundred and fifty nine (659) appeals.
Four hundred (400) were adjudicated; • The number of veterans benefitting from the monthly increased by One Thousand Two Hundred and grant Thirty Eight (1,238), bringing the total beneficiaries to fifteen thousand four hundred and fifty six (N$15 456).

is attributable This of the retiring.

veterans Improvement Grant (namely the ex-Plan combatant former Robben Island and Kai-IIGanaxab veterans, political or are prisoners who are and eighty unemployed) eight (1,088).
to the increasing The increased by One thousand number of beneficiaries retired either 3 • Three hundred and seventy two (372) veterans were accorded dignified burials.

• Two hundred and thirty seven (237) tombstones were erected on the graves of veterans.

• Seven hundred and twelve (712) Individual Veterans Projects (IVPs) were fully funded.

• Three and nine twenty hundred active grants.


beneficiaries were assisted with educational This brings the total number of beneficiaries to one thousand and eighty (1,080) veterans and dependents since inception of this programme in 2011, and (329) • One hundred and sixty four (164) veterans were provided with counselling services.
Honorable Chairperson of the Whole House Committee, For implement activities under three (3) programmes, the 2018/2019 Financial Year, Veterans Affairs will namely: Programme 1: Veterans Welfare Development, with a total and Forty One Million Nine allocation of Five Hundred Dollars Namibia and Hundred (N$541,930.00); Thousand Thirty 2: Liberation Programme allocation Namibia Dollars (N$2,600, 000.00); and of Two Million and Six Hundred Struggle Heritage, with an Thousand 4 Programme 3: Coordination and Support Services, with an allocation of Sixty Four Million and Ninety Six Thousand Namibia Dollars (N$64,096,OO.OO).
total three to the allocation programmes The above amounts to Six Hundred and Eight Million and Twenty Six Thousand Namibia Dollars (N$608,626,OOO.OO).

Of this the largest portion of Six Hundred and Two Million total, Six Hundred and Twenty Six Thousand (N$602,626,OOO.OO) is (N$6,OOO,OOO.OO)will cover expenses of a capital nature.
Six Million Namibia operational, Dollars while For the sake of brevity that we have been implored by the Chairperson to adhere to, I will not go into the details of the various programmes.

I kindly request you, Honourable Members to refer my statement, which has been distributed to the Whole House Committee.

It is now my honour to request the budget request for Vote 31- Veterans Affairs.

this august House to support I thank you.