The Council of Ministers discussed during its weekly session today, chaired by Eng. Hussein Arnous, the measures taken to provide foodstuffs and basic materials in sufficient quantities in the markets during the blessed month of Ramadan, and stressed the continuous monitoring of the reality of prices and taking legal measures against violators and monopolists.
The Council approved the proposal of the Ministry of Administrative Development and the General Secretariat of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers on ensuring the screening and appointment of graduate engineers for the years 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 and addressing problems related to the screening process through a number of criteria and procedures related to activating the electronic screening platform and checking the engineering specializations and the new needs of the authorities. General and the number of desires that engineers have the right to include in the selection comparison, in addition to including the selection criteria decision to reduce the engineer’s commitment period in the work center to which he is assigned to become 3 years instead of five years from the date of commencement.
The council decided to increase the agricultural sector’s share of hydrocarbons in each governorate, which contributes to improving the reality of agriculture in light of the climatic conditions the country is witnessing. available to complete the agricultural plan and distribute irrigation water according to the actual cultivated areas, in a way that ensures the use of available water resources with high efficiency.
The Council of Ministers also decided to form a committee that includes a number of ministries and concerned authorities, whose task is to check the quality of iron and cement produced locally and used in construction.
Engineer Arnous reiterated his emphasis on all ministries re-prioritizing their work to deal with the repercussions and effects of the earthquake in all sectors and to provide all forms of support and assistance to those affected, stressing the speedy completion of “saving and youth” housing projects to secure homes for the affected subscribers in these projects.
The Prime Minister directed both the Ministries of Agriculture and Finance to activate the insurance process for protected crops, which will reflect positively on the value of compensation granted as a result of damages caused by climatic conditions, and asked the relevant ministries to study the labor market’s needs for scientific specializations for the next stage and to take into account these needs when setting acceptance criteria. University intake for the next academic year.
The Council approved the proposal of the Ministry of Education to define remote and semi-remote places in the context of applying the provisions of Law No. 45 of 2022, which includes granting workers in educational positions in schools and workers in administrative positions in educational complexes a compensation called compensation for remote and semi-remote places, so that the decision includes more than 50 thousand workers. With an annual compensation of about 17 billion pounds.
The Council discussed a draft legislative instrument amending Legislative Decree No. 55 of 2013 that includes the Law on Protection and Guarding Companies, in a way that contributes to organizing and developing the work of these companies.
The Council approved the completion of the project for the reconstruction of the district building, police station, and Al-Zarba residence in Aleppo governorate, and it also approved a number of service and development projects in the governorates.
