. Intergovernmental Relations is the primary link with provinces and municipalities. The division ensure effective and sufficient technical support in infrastructure delivery programmes to all nine provinces in health, education and public works departments. It increases the infrastructure planning support to more municipalities (from 15 in 2010 to 27 in 2012/13) and improves financial management support to provinces and municipalities. The division also transfers responsibility to build capacity in budget formulation and analysis to the Public Administration Leadership and Management Academy (PALAMA) in April 2012.