"Currently VDCs as well as WDCs are paid a monthly sitting allowance of P190 for VDC and WDC chairpersons while their respective members get P160 each," Gaborone said yesterday responding to a question during the ongoing Ntlo Ya Dikgosi sitting. He further revealed that umbrella VDCs and Ward Development Committee chairpersons get P210 while members get P180. He stated that the allowances were last reviewed in October 2012 as per the Department of Public Service Management (DPSM) Directive no.12 of 2012.
"My ministry therefore considers the monthly sitting allowance appropriate compared to a monthly allowance as this will ensure that VDCs and WDCs adhere to the monthly scheduled meetings," he said.He admitted that there are other voluntary development committees such as the Parents Teachers Associations that also deserve the courtesy of such allowances. Earlier on, Kgosi Kgomotso Boiditswe moved that Ntlo Ya Dikgosi requests government to provide a monthly allowance of P600 to VDC members. He argued that VDC members are always engaged in critical village developments, citing Ipelegeng projects. He contended that VDCs should be catered for in Ipelegeng monthly allowances as they form part of the indirect implementers of the programme in their supervisory role.
