6. Budget summary per Programme Programme 1: Administration The Administration Programme is responsible for the overall management of the Department, and ensures that the organisations who receive funding, comply with good corporate governance practices, and align their activities with the NSI. It is also responsible for monitoring and evaluating the performance of the Science Councils. This Programme comprises 4 per cent of the Department's total budget and increased from R195.7 million in 2011/12 to R202.7 million in 2012/13, representing a nominal increase of 3.6 per cent, while in real terms, this allocation decreased by 2.2 per cent. In terms of economic classification, the bulk of the Programme's allocation, R117.2 million (57.8 per cent), is used to pay employee salaries. The second largest allocation (R82.4 million), is for the payment of Goods and services, where R18.1 million will be spent on travel and subsistence. Expenditure increases over the medium term are due to the expansion of executive support, procurement of the Performance Information Management System, establishment of the Ministerial Review Committee and the introduction of the Ministerial Participation Programme.