The Ministry of Planning announces the features of the "citizen's investment plan" in Fayoum governorate for the year 20/2021

Hala Al-Saeed: The sustainable development plan for the fiscal year 20/2021 attaches great importance to the development of Upper Egypt governorates with the aim of bringing about real development

2.9 billion pounds is the value of public investments directed to Fayoum governorate in the 2021/2021 plan, an increase of 38%

191 development projects in Fayoum governorate with the 2021/2021 plan and the establishment of 97 schools, including 1202 classes

The Ministry of Planning and Economic Development announced the features of the "Citizen Investment Plan" in Fayoum governorate for the fiscal year 20/2021, as part of the continuation of announcing the citizen's plan in all governorates of the Republic for the second year in a row, with the aim of activating community participation and involving citizens in planning and follow-up.

Hala Al-Saeed, Minister of Planning and Economic Development, affirmed that the sustainable development plan for the fiscal year 20/2021 attaches great importance to the development of the governorates of Upper Egypt with the aim of bringing about real, tangible and rapid development, which is reflected in improving the quality of life and providing decent living opportunities, following up that the spatial dimension is one of the main determinants of achieving Comprehensive and sustainable development, in a way that ensures achieving balanced growth between the various regions of the republic and the governorates, pointing to the development plan’s interest in the potential policies and programs aimed at achieving convergence in living standards and entry between regions by addressing development gaps and advancing development efforts in line with the components, characteristics and priorities of each region.

Dr. Hala Al-Saeed indicated that the potential development efforts focus on three things, namely giving advanced priority to the development of Upper Egypt governorates within the framework of a coherent and integrated development program, in addition to focusing on the rural areas most in need to narrow the internal gap and reduce the streams of migration to urban areas, in addition to giving priority to A strong development push for promising areas to exploit existing opportunities and provide more job opportunities for youth.

 On the citizen's investment plan in Fayoum Governorate, Al-Saeed explained that the number of development projects in the governorate reaches 191 projects, and that the value of public investments directed to Fayoum governorate in the 20/2021 plan is LE 2.9 billion, an increase of 38% over the 2019/2020 plan, representing 1.1 % Of distributed public investments, pointing out that the growth rate in investments financed by the public treasury and directed to Fayoum governorate is about 28%.

With regard to the sectoral distribution of public investments targeted in Fayoum governorate in the 2021/2021 plan, Al-Saeed indicated that investments worth 988 million pounds were directed to the housing sector and the development of informal settlements by 34%, and the local development sector concerned 491.6 million, by 17%, and the pre-university education sector investments amounted to 411 One million pounds, by 14.2%, the higher education sector is 276 million pounds, 9.5%, the electricity sector is 173 million pounds, 6%, and the other sectors are invested in the amount of 560.4 million pounds, or 19.3%.

The report of the Ministry of Planning and Economic Development stated that the most important development goals in the housing sector and the development of informal settlements in Fayoum Governorate in the 2021/20 Plan are to direct about 540.3 million pounds to drinking water and sanitation services, and in the pre-university education sector, the establishment of 97 schools that include 1202 classes.

The report pointed to the most important electricity sector projects in the governorate with the 20/2021 plan represented in the work of transferring and rerouting the electrical network that contradicts the national project for the development of national roads, in addition to completing the electrical supply for the project of extracting minerals from black sand, and in the university education sector completing the construction of the building of the College of Nursing In addition to completing the university facilities at the university campus and the new city of Fayoum.

It is worth noting that the "citizen plan" includes the most prominent features of the sustainable development plan for the fiscal year 20/2021, at the national level, and the most important economic indicators for each governorate represented in the gross domestic product, the real growth rate, the unemployment rate, the number of workers ... and others, in addition to the value Public investments directed to the governorate in the fiscal year 20/2021 plan, and their distribution among the various sectors, and the number of projects under implementation in each governorate.