Chairperson, hon Ministers and Deputy Ministers, and Members of Parliament, the division of revenue reflects the progress we have made over the past 20 years as a result of conscientious planning and economic management, informed by the ANC's economic policy and appropriate fiscal and monetary policy.
These financial principles have led to our international recognition as having one of the best managed financial sectors in the world as well as a comprehensive and sophisticated legislative framework for management of the economy and comprehensive regulatory financial management. This financial system is underpinned by, amongst others, the ANC and constitutional imperatives to achieve an inclusive society through an efficient developmental state that builds the capabilities of the society and the economy and, in doing so, robustly intervenes to redress past imbalances.
The ANC's 53rd National Conference in Mangaung in December 2012 resolved to strive for an economic outcome that, amongst others, supports industrialisation, is biased towards job creation and ensures long-term stability, sustainable growth and development. In other words, the conference strengthened the resolve towards the New Growth Path that pursues economic growth through job creation, in line with the ANC's priority to create decent jobs and sustainable livelihoods.
The division of revenue is a financial instrument to ensure that policy programmes are brought into effect through the provision of the necessary financial resources across the three spheres of government. Health, education, social development services, housing and local amenities remain the largest categories of spending. For the 2014 Medium-Term Expenditure Framework, MTEF, period R147,6 billion is allocated through the direct and indirect grants for infrastructure, mainly in education, health, roads and housing. This is a significant increase in indirect grants to allow government to spend on behalf of other spheres of government. The Department of Performance Monitoring and Evaluation as well as Administration is defining performance indicators for each and every area of expenditure to improve and align spending plans with priorities.
I will discuss the areas where we feel a lot has been done and where a good story is to be told. We all know that we have the National Health Insurance, NHI, programme, which is known as universal health care coverage by the World Health Organisation. The purpose of this National Health Insurance programme is basically to meet the health needs of all the people and reduce the financial burdens encountered in health care. It also facilitates the attainment of the agreed millennium development goals, MDGs.
There are already 11 NHI pilot districts in the country to prepare the environment for its implementation. The department reported that there were 872 health facilities in these pilot districts - what a good story to tell, a better life for all. A strong health system, as well as infrastructure, is crucial as a precondition of this. We, as the leading party that consults with the people, have consolidated the grants, after reviewing them.
The national health grant caters for three major areas. These are the following: the health facility revitalisation, for which R3,1 billion has been allocated over the MTEF period; the family health care approach to primary health care, under the NHI, for which R1,2 billion has been allocated over the MTEF period; and the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, a new vaccine for cervical cancer among women, which will be funded for 2014-15 and 2015-16 at R200 million per year, and which will thereafter be incorporated in the provincial equitable share. Planning for the phasing in is very important. In other countries, like Kenya, the vaccine is funded through public-private partnerships.
In education, we have the new occupation specific dispensation grant for therapists in education, amounting to R280 million. It will continue for the next two years, and thereafter it will be phased into the provincial equitable share. The National Student Financial Aid Scheme is very important, as it will lead to better jobs - decent jobs - for the youth of our country. It has spent R18,6 billion over the past five years. An amount of R19,4 billion is allocated for the MTEF period and will assist 500 000 students per year. Money is also set aside for the administration of this fund.
I would also like to address the bucket eradication programme. This has been on the government's agenda, but without any dedicated funding. An amount of R1,9 billion over the next two years has been made available from the Human Settlements development grant for bucket eradication. The regional bulk infrastructure grant and municipal infrastructure grant will fund the bulk infrastructure in terms of decisions taken at several meetings between the Ministers of Human Settlements, of Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs and of Water and Environmental Affairs.
The ANC deplores the inhumane and undignified ways used by the DA to address toilet problems in the Western Cape, which is also wasteful expenditure. More dignified ways can be learnt from other provinces. A total of R108 million is also set aside to upgrade the informal settlements.
With regard to security and agricultural grants, the ANC programme of rural development, land reform and agrarian change is based on the provision of social and economic infrastructure, land ownership redistribution, and agrarian support for subsistence farmers to upgrade them to a higher level of the competitive market. The Comprehensive Agricultural Support Programme, Casp, has received increased funding of R209 million for the implementation of the Fetsa Tlala strategy. The intention is to create 300 000 jobs by 2019, utilising the available productive land. Challenges in underspending have been identified and are being addressed in the form of proper training and skills development of all the personnel.
Food security is important for both household use and economic development of the country. Land restoration and success in land claims must be implemented for this programme to succeed. The people of Motlhabatse in Thabazimbi are grateful, hon Nkwinti, for getting their land back and are looking forward to support from Casp to banish famine and land hunger.
We will further strengthen the anticorruption measures to ensure that the division of revenue is strengthened with regard to the quality of spending. The ANC supports the Division of Revenue Bill.
Hon members, hon Harris and hon Ross should learn to consult with their members in the committee, who know that the Financial and Fiscal Commission consults the Minister on each and every part of the division of revenue, on each and every financial matter. It is just that they undermine the members in our committee. Maybe it is because they do not trust them. Maybe it is because the members who serve in the committee will tell the truth about what is happening in the committee. That is why they come here and talk of their dreams, when they are already ruining their dreams about the division of revenue. Keep your dreams to yourselves. You will never rule this country! [Interjections.]
Fix everything that is in the Western Cape. You are so pathetic. You do not even know what to say when you stand here. You take a manifesto that you copied from us. [Interjections.] All of the things in the manifesto, you copied from the ANC. You did not even go to the extent of trying to modify it. What a shame! [Interjections.] You talk of decent jobs. You take the jobs that we supply through the Expanded Public Works Programme, EPWP. [Interjections.] Then you say, "Decent jobs, decent jobs"! You hire poor blacks to march for jobs. You take them from their EPWP jobs! [Interjections.] You take them out and tell them to go and march for better jobs ...