The Ministry of Planning and Economic Development Announces The Citizen Investment Plan For El Fayoum Governorate For The Year 2022/23

Dr. Hala El-Said: EGP 2.6 billion in investments for the 2022/23 plan to implement 210 development projects in El Fayoum Governorate, with an increase of 8% compared to the previous year..

Cairo- April 6, 2023

The Ministry of Planning and Economic Development issued a report outlining the features of the citizen’s investment plan for El Fayoum Governorate for the year 2022/23, in the framework of continuing to announce the citizen’s plan in all governorates of the Republic for

the fourth consecutive year, aiming to educate the citizens about the and priorities of the sustainable development plan for the fiscal year 2022/23, and its role in achieving "Egypt Vision 2030".

The Minister of Planning and Economic Development Dr. Hala El-Said confirmed that within the framework of achieving balanced regional development, one of the pillars on which Egypt's Vision 2030 is based, recent years have witnessed intensified efforts to localize sustainable development goals in the governorates to maximize the comparative advantages of all governorates, and to develop an index to determine the comparative and competitive advantage for each governorate giving precedence in financing public investments to priority sectors according to the development gaps in each governorate. She also stressed that the plan was eager to follow the participatory approach in formulating, implementing and following up all local development plans and programs with the aim of encouraging positive participation by the citizen.

El-Said added that all development plans adopted by the state aim to improve the quality of life of citizens, and that this would only be achieved by active social participation, in line with the Egypt Vision 2030. Furthermore, she pointed out that the Ministry of Planning has taken many steps during the past period aimed at enhancingtransparency, and accountability, and ensuring the importance of citizen participation in planning and follow-up.

Regarding the citizen's investment plan in El Fayoum Governorate, Dr. El-Said explained that the number of development projects in the governorate reached 210 projects, and that the value of public investments directed to El Fayoum Governorate in the 2022/23 plan amounts to EGP 2.6 billion, with an increase of 8% over the previous year, in addition to projects directed by the Decent Life project aiming to develop the Egyptian countryside.

In regard of the sectoral distribution of targeted public investments in El Fayoum Governorate in the 2022/23 plan, the report of the Ministry of Planning and Economic Development indicated directing investments worth EGP 786.3 million to the local development sector at a 30% rate, followed by the higher education and scientific research sector at a value of EGP 642 million at a 25% rate, the pre-university education sector amounts to EGP 224.8 million, or a 9% rate, the agricultural sector amounts to EGP 152.4 million, or a 6% rate, the housing sector amounts to EGP 152.4 million, or a 6% rate, and investments amounting to EGP 642 million, or a 25% rate, pertain to other sectors.

The report indicated that the number of villages benefiting from the first phase of the "Decent Life" initiative in El Fayoum Governorate is 66 villages, and the number of beneficiaries reaches one million people. The most important projects executed by the initiative inaccordance with the sustainable development goals are the construction of 2 social units, 20 agriculture service center, 19 first aid points, 63 health units, 809 classrooms, 80 schools, 6 family development centers, 5 drinking water stations, 63 sanitation projects, 10treatment plants, as well as the construction of 68 mobile network towers to connect the optical fiber network, 68 youth centers , 20 government service complexes, 33 post offices, 8 police stations, 11 markets, 8 parking lots, in addition to rehabilitating and liningcanals with a length of 35 km, paving main and internal roads with alength of 390 km, and establishing 2 rehabilitation centers for people of determination.

Finally, the report indicated that the most important development goals in the local development sector in El Fayoum Governorate in the 2022/23 plan are represented in paving local roads with about EGP 205.7 million, directing EGP 27.5 million to improve the environment  to implement 114 development projects, and it is intended to implement 14 development projects in the higher education and scientific research sector including the establishment of El Fayoum National University.