FY 2022/2023 Sustainable Development Plan allocates EGP 17.5 billion to governorates headquarters: Planning Minister

Dr. Hala El-Said, Minister of Planning and Economic Development, indicated that about EGP 17.5 billion will be allocated to the offices of the general offices of the governorates and the General Diwan (Headquarters) of the Ministry of Local Development in the 2023/22 plan.

 This came during her review of the main features of the sustainable development plan for the next fiscal year 2022/2023, before the House of Representatives today.
El-Said explained that about 41% of those investments will be allocated to road projects, 20% of which are environmental improvement services, and services to support the needs of local units 14%, in addition to 12% for infrastructure and fire services, and 7% for utilities.


El-Said continued that on the level of the governorates, 57.6 % of the consequences of the distributed investments are distributed, on the preservations of the arbitrary, and the Sinai, and from the division of the division.
El-Said explained that the plan emphasizes the importance of adhering to the application of efficiency and effectiveness standards in determining investment priorities and ensuring fair distribution to maximize the return on public investments.



El-Said indicated giving absolute priority to pharmaceutical manufacturing projects and medical care services that aim to preserve the safety of citizens, and projects that contribute to accelerating production and operation.
El-Said added that the plan's publication includes a set of guidelines for investment standards and controls, represented in the Environmental Sustainability Guide and the Gender Responsive Planning Guide, in addition to the priority of directing investments to green projects and projects that take into account the rights of women, children, and people of determination.
Regarding the priorities report, El-Said explained that the plan prioritizes the completion of the projects that are being implemented, which have made great strides in implementation by at least 70% so that they are expected to be completed before the end of the plan year.

 El-Said added that the criteria for the publication of the plan include not including any new projects unless an application for accreditation is attached to a technical and financial feasibility study that benefits the economic and social returns of the project.