Egypt's planning ministry releases 'Citizen Investment Plan' of Qalyubia in FY2020/21

'Citizen Investment Plan' is a document aimed primarily at citizens, ensuring their integration into the planning and follow-up process: Says Hala El-Said  EGP9.6 billion is the value of public investments directed to Qalyubia Governorate, with the 2021/2021 plan: Says Hala El-SaidEgypt’s Ministry of Planning and Economic Development announced recently the features of the “Citizen Investment Plan” in Qalyubia Governorate for the fiscal year 20/2021, as part of the continuation of announcing the citizen’s plan in all governorates of Egypt for the second year in a row.
The announcement intends to activate community participation and involve citizens in planning and follow-up.
Dr. Hala El-Said, Minister of Planning and Economic Development, said that the “citizen’s plan” is a document aimed primarily at citizens, to ensure their integration in the planning and follow-up processes, as it includes a detailed presentation of all development indicators and projects underway in each governorate separately.



El-Said added that the "citizen's plan" is based on evidence-based planning, by making use of databases and performance measurement indicators in all developmental areas, in Egypt's 27 governorates, in a way that ensures bridging development gaps between the different governorates.

Regarding the citizen's investment plan in Qalyubia Governorate, El-Said explained that the number of development projects in the governorate reaches 301 projects and that the value of public investments directed to Qalyubia governorate in the 2021/2021 plan amounts to EGP 9.6 billion, representing 3.6% of the distributed public investments.Concerning the sectoral distribution of public investments targeted in Qalyubia governorate in the 2021/2021 plan, El-Said indicated that investments amounting to 5.5 billion pounds will be directed to the housing sector, at a rate of 57.1%, and the petroleum and mineral wealth sector allocate investments worth EGP 994 million, 10.3 percent.

The transport sector is allocated EGP 822.5 million, or 8.6%, in addition to directing EGP 512.9 million to the local development sector, at 5.3%, in addition to directing EGP 375 million to the higher education sector, at a rate of 3.9%.
Other sectors to receive EGP 1.4 billion at a rate of 14.6%.

The most important development goals in the petroleum and mineral wealth sector in Qalyubia governorate in the 2021/20 Plan, according to the report, are to deliver natural gas to 85.300 customers, in addition to converting 1,000 cars to work with natural gas.

The 'Citizen Investment 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
Moreover, it includes the value of Public investments directed to the governorate in the fiscal year 20/2021 plan, their distribution among the various sectors, and the number of projects under implementation in each governorate.