Work of CDCs should not be politicised, says Denise Phua after Pritam Singh's comments on their relevance

SINGAPORE: Mayor of Central Singapore District Denise Phua on Thursday rejected comments by Leader of the Opposition Pritam Singh who questioned the relevance of the Community Development Councils .

Mooted by then-Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong in 1996, Ms Phua noted his vision of a"tightly-knit, compassionate and self-reliant community in Singapore, with the more able in society helping the less able".“For many years, CDCs focused primarily on ‘assisting’ and are known mostly to lower-income households for administering the Government’s financial assistance schemes,” she said.

She told the House that Mr Singh's suggestion that CCCs or grassroots volunteers could run the voucher scheme was “ignorant of or insensitive to the reality on the ground”. Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat also said in his Budget speech that a S$150 million grant would be given to the CDCs to support the voucher scheme.Responding to Mr Singh's comments about the relevance of CDCs, Ms Phua said: “There is nothing to be ashamed about making sure one is always relevant.

"The real work is in the work and the people we benefitted. Do not politicise the good work of the CDCs and our partners," she said in rounding up her speech. Ms Phua said she is the only full-time mayor, adding that others were “double hatting or triple hatting”.

Are you a mp? If yes then everything is politics and if no why are you replying?

Perhaps Denise Phua ending statement about rest of the mayors wearing many hats is alluding to them taking so much money from different departments BUT not doing it full time.

But the mayor is all MP lei. So who’s the one politicising

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