Government is committed to efforts geared at improving the growth potential of the economy. Funding allocations for government economic services will increase from R44.6 billion in 2012/13 to R52.6 billion in 2015/16. The Departments of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries; and Rural Development and Land Reform account for over 50 per cent of spending on economic services. The National Youth Rural Services Corps (NAYRSEC) has recruited 8 000 young people to work in rural communities. The 2013/14 budget makes available over R10 billion for the economic competitiveness support package announced in 2011. There will be additional resources allocated to the Department of Minerals Resources for support for the beneficiation strategy, regulatory obligations associated with shale gas exploration, the rehabilitation of the approximately 6 000 derelict and ownerless mines and the implementation of amendments to the National Environmental Management Act.