Does this count as part of GDP?

Here's a question for the more economically savvy than I. I am a part of a mini-society that produces many things and at the end of each year we calculate our GDP. Our government pays incentives for recruiting new members and also pays incentives for staying "active".

The question I have is whether activity incentives (paying someone to remain "active" and "involved" by rewarding them with money just to stick around and talk every once in a while) should count towards GDP? It's not exactly producing per se, which is why it confuses me, but there could probably be an argument for it. Let me know what you all think!