The mayor of Lima explained what five Lims he proposes instead of the 42 existing districts.

Mayor of Lima Michael Romero Sotelo, indicated that the plan he has for these few months of governance will be to “humanize Lima”, mainly through his proposal to move from 42 districts to “five limas”. In this regard, he explained that this is an initiative that has been worked on since the beginning of the government, with a vacant mayor. Jorge Munoz.

“We have a 307 agreement where we directed Congress to discuss this issue of governance because it’s about making important issues of inclusive, humanized development, so we’ve proposed to Congress that we change the municipalities statute. He brought the matter up for consideration. national debate in Congress. This is enough for us,” he said.

This subdivision will include Lima North (Comas, Ancon, Los Olivos, Carabaillo, Independencia, San Martin de Porres, Santa Rosa and Puente Piedra), Lima South (Pucusana to Villa el Salvador), East Lima (El Agustino, Huachipa, Chaclacayo). , Ate), the Center of Lima (Rimak, Linse, San Isidro, La Molina) and the Spa Centers of Lima (Punta Hermosa, Punta Negra, Santa Maria, etc.).

“What we bring to the table are global, national, regional and capital agenda items. Lima is no longer a centralist element, it is an element of irradiation of the economy, culture and society. This is a completely backward vision and beyond what we have made progress,” he stressed in an interview with RPP Noticias.

Five lim instead of 42 districts

Earlier this week, the mayor of Lima appeared before Decentralization Commission Congress to expose the agreement of the Metropolitan Council on the constitution of five lim, instead of the 42 existing districts.

At the meeting, the mayor and chairman of the commission, congresswoman Norma Yarrowagreed to start a working agenda to address various issues, including the mayor’s proposal for the necessary reforms so that Lima has a budget to deal with the coming food crisis.

Municipal authorities indicated that the dispersion of power in 42 districts makes it difficult to govern the state and makes the administration of public services inefficient. Instead, he said that the integration of the Five Lims and a larger city hall would improve governance, allow for better budget management, and strive for sustainable development.

Among other topics, Municipality of Lima proposed several possible scenarios, such as constitutional reform establishing or defining a special regime for the metropolitan commune, the exercise of regional functions, the state of the capital of Lima and a large city hall, inter-district districts, and relations with 42 districts.

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