Community Development Council

A Community Development Council (abbreviation: CDC; Chinese: 社区发展理事会; Malay: Majlis Pembangunan Masyarakat; Tamil: சமூக மேம்பாட்டு மன்றம்) is a government-led program to organize grassroot organisations and community programs into smaller, local units as a bridge between the government and the community in Singapore. It encourages volunteerism from wider community, and organizes community and social assistance programs with the help of a monetary grant from the government. They are governed by the Community Development Council Rules 1997.

CDC Districts of Singapore

Organisation

There are currently five Community Development Councils as of 2 October 2015:[1]

Community Development Council Constituencies Electorate (2015)
Constituency CDC
Central Singapore Ang Mo Kio GRC 187,771 627,470
Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC 129,975
Jalan Besar GRC 102,540
Tanjong Pagar GRC 130,752
Potong Pasir SMC 17,407
Radin Mas SMC 28,906
Sengkang West SMC 30,119
North East Aljunied GRC 148,142 537,619
Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC 187,396
Tampines GRC 143,518
Hougang SMC 24,097
Punggol East SMC 34,466
North West Holland–Bukit Timah GRC 91,607 415,409
Nee Soon GRC 148,290
Sembawang GRC 142,459
Bukit Panjang SMC 33,053
South East East Coast GRC 99,118 321,443
Marine Parade GRC 146,244
Fengshan SMC 23,427
MacPherson SMC 28,511
Mountbatten SMC 24,143
South West Chua Chu Kang GRC 119,931 453,026
Jurong GRC 130,498
West Coast GRC 99,300
Bukit Batok SMC 27,077
Hong Kah North SMC 28,145
Pioneer SMC 25,458
Yuhua SMC 22,617

The council boundaries follow that of the existing political divisions, with each handling between four and six GRCs and SMCs and roughly dividing the country's population into equal parts. Each CDC is managed by a Council, which in turn is headed by a mayor and has between 12 and 80 members. The members are appointed by the Chairman or Deputy Chairman of the People's Association.

Funding

The CDCs are funded by an annual sum from the government directly proportionate to the number of residents living within their jurisdiction at a rate of S$1 per person. They are free to conduct their own fund-raising programs, which the government will match S$3 for every S$1 raised, up to a cap of S$40 million a year from 2018 financial year[2]. Previously, the cap was S$24 million a year. The government also pays for the councils' operational costs, including that for its offices.

References
  1. "People's Association (Community Development Councils) Rules". Singapore Statutes Online. 2 October 2015.
  2. https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/singapore-budget-2018-tax-deduction-scheme-extended-to-promote-the-spirit-of-giving

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