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The Minister of Planning, Khaled Battal al-Najm, revealed the hidden in the file of the dollar exchange rate, and while he disclosed the obstacles to conducting the demographic examination postponed to an unknown date, he talked about the sums of money allocated to empowering women, and said that they are disbursed in a way he described as strange.
The star spoke in a lengthy interview with the "National News Center", in which he touched upon the population census files, the slums file, government contracts, the dollar exchange rate, women's empowerment, poverty alleviation, and delayed projects.
Census .. to an unknown date
Al-Najm said that “the population census law was enacted in 2019, and there were political and financial reasons that prevented it from taking place. "Corona virus, and the scarcity or lack of financial allocations, as there was no budget for the year 2020, and the exchange was 1 in 12 of the 2019 budget, which was spent on it little at all.
"In 2021, only 60 billion dinars have been allocated, and we need 55 billion to buy tablets," he added. Because the census is electronic and not on paper, like previous years; This is because the paper census takes about three years to complete, ”indicating that“ this census was prepared by the previous committee headed by the former Minister of Planning, before this issue was suspended due to lack of funding. ”
He continued, "The census is conducted according to timings, usually in the tenth month after the stability of work hours, the stability of families, and the training of enumerators, as we need 150 thousand meters, who will be mostly teachers," pointing to "resolving all previous problems with the census form in the disputed areas." It has some definitions and others. ”
And he added, "We are now working on the infrastructure, and that the Ministry of Communications is concerned with the issue, and there is a data center in the Ministry of Planning and a backup copy for it elsewhere, and work is underway, but at a certain pace due to the financial allocations and the health situation, because of which the census was postponed to an unknown time."
Iraqis, but the "phenomenon" is expanding!
In a separate context, on the slums file, al-Najm pointed out that “the last census was conducted in 2012, and in light of it a draft law was prepared to deal with slums and it is now in Parliament for review,” stressing that “this percentage has increased, but we do not have an accurate statistic.”
He continued, “Now we are working with the United Nations Population Fund to obtain funding to conduct this survey, as we have held more than one meeting during the last period, but the head of the fund in Iraq has changed due to her infection with the Coronavirus,” explaining, “We are now working to conduct this census as soon as possible. As soon as possible as soon as the material capabilities are available.
Regarding the delivery of services to the slums, the Minister of Planning said, “This is the duty of the executive authorities and one of the duties of the Ministry of Planning is to draw policies and allocate funds according to the investment budget and follow up on that.” But it must be within the basic design because if it is outside it, it will put pressure on the services provided For those in the neighborhoods.
He added, "Although the slums are of Iraqi people, we must take into account the expansion of this phenomenon."
Poverty Reduction and Empowerment of Women
In this context, he cautioned that "policies and strategies exist, and this is not only to empower women politically and economically, but even for poverty alleviation," noting that "the poverty reduction strategy, the strategy for economic empowerment of women, the private sector strategy and sustainable development and other strategies and plans are present," But what impedes the implementation of these strategies are the circumstances the country is going through.
He pointed out, “The issuance of a court order assigning us to head the Advisory Committee for the Economic Empowerment of Women, and the Executive Committee headed by the Director General of the Department of Women Empowerment. The advisor, unfortunately, the problem in implementation is due to the circumstances the country is going through.
He added: “I think that women are politically entrusted in Iraq, in the Iraqi constitution and elections in a way that is not available in many countries of the world, and if we talk about executive positions, women are represented very well, and we have 3 ministers, undersecretaries and general directors, and the majority in the Ministry of Planning are women. “.
And between: “As for the economy, there is a problem, and there is a set of ideas that we discussed with the relevant authorities, the United Nations Population Fund, the World Bank, the Embassy of Norway and Austria, and some donor countries, so that we can contribute to this issue, but all policies, plans and strategies remain if there is no will. Real governmental and private actors to participate together in making a qualitative leap in the issue of women's economic empowerment.
The minister pointed out that "the focus is currently on certain groups, including martyrs' wives, those who take care of families, and displaced women who lost their husbands, and there are certain governorates that have priority, such as: Muthanna, Diwaniyah, and Nineveh where the poverty rate is high," adding: "We focus On small and micro projects, I am certain that there will be practical steps in this direction in the coming period.
The "fad" of civil laboratories
Regarding the examination of the materials entering the country, Minister of Planning Khaled Battal Al-Najm said, "All laboratories operate according to Iraqi specifications approved and issued by the Ministry of Construction and Housing, and some of them from the Ministry of Planning," explaining that "the problem of examining construction materials and electrical and mechanical works is related to the examiner and not in the equipment."
The minister talked about “a heresy called private laboratories. I looked for a law to cancel it, but I did not find. The problem is implementation,” stressing that he directed “an official letter to all spending units that accreditation can only be done if the laboratory is licensed by the Iraqi accreditation body that was created, and a request came to us. Dhi Qar governorate wanted a 6-month delay because they do not have laboratories to be accredited.
The minister pointed out that "the ministry has trainers and examiners who have international accreditation certificates that qualify them to give this certificate."
Late projects
The interview did not fail to ask about the unfinished projects. The minister said that “delaying the completion of more than 100 projects within the region’s development plan in Dhi Qar governorate invited me to communicate with the newly appointed governor of Dhi Qar. Projects are completed, except for projects related to the education sector, which will be completed Sunday or Monday before the end of next week. ”
He added, "All projects will be approved by the Ministry of Planning, and I formed a crisis cell in the ministry, especially in Dhi Qar Governorate, dealing in privacy with this governorate, and I sent them as soon as Abdul-Ghani Al-Asadi took over the governorate administration, and they settled there until they had a comprehensive idea of the problems and conditions." , Indicating that “he authorized them with powers, and the director general granted him certain powers, and they were able to solve some issues in the governorate and other topics he took,” stressing that “the issue needs to be followed up by the administration of the new governorate, and I spoke with the governor, and set a meeting for him with the agent and the general directors. "All issues will be resolved soon."
No profits from the dollar exchange rate
In this regard, the star diagnoses "problems with government contracts, which are not profits made from the exchange rate in the budget," stressing that "there are no profits from the difference at the exchange rate."
He pointed out that "the budget includes increasing the inclusion of families in a grant by the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs as compensation for the treatment of the price difference."
In our question about contracts and raising the value of the dollar, the minister replied, noting that “the defect in contracts concluded before changing the exchange rate. A committee was formed by a decision of the Council of Ministers headed by the Deputy Minister of Planning, and the membership of a number of general directors of finance, the Central Bank, Investment, Reconstruction, Housing and other ministries, and representatives On the private sector and the head of the Iraqi contractors, "indicating that they" have reached good solutions and we are waiting for the minutes to be completed next week, "explaining that" the discussion is still about a point or two and we will send it to the Council of Ministers when these recommendations are approved. "
He continued, "There is no problem with projects that are originally in dollars, nor with stalled projects as well, but we have a problem with ongoing projects, as the problem is not in the whole contract but in the remainder of it, and there are many details in it and the work mechanism will be clear and will be announced soon." .
Al-Najm went on, saying: “In the second session of the Council of Ministers we decided to go to the government contracting law and not the instructions for implementing government contracts,” noting that “the problem is in the exceptions that are given by the former cabinet and the councils emanating from it, where the councils in the previous government were given the authority For all ministerial councils, with the exception of implementing government contracts from the Ministerial Council for Energy, the Council of Ministers for Human Development, and the Council for Social Services and Economy.
He added that “the prime minister limited these exceptions to energy and the economy, and most of them are presented to the Council of Ministers,” reiterating that “the problem is with exceptions and not at the origin of the matter, but there is a government contracting law awaiting his role in legislation, as is the case for many important laws awaiting legislation in the coming period. “.
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Friday, April 16, 2021 7:52 PM
The Minister of Planning, Khaled Battal al-Najm, revealed the hidden in the file of the dollar exchange rate, and while he disclosed the obstacles to conducting the demographic examination postponed to an unknown date, he talked about the sums of money allocated to empowering women, and said that they are disbursed in a way he described as strange.
The star spoke in a lengthy interview with the "National News Center", in which he touched upon the population census files, the slums file, government contracts, the dollar exchange rate, women's empowerment, poverty alleviation, and delayed projects.
Census .. to an unknown date
Al-Najm said that “the population census law was enacted in 2019, and there were political and financial reasons that prevented it from taking place. "Corona virus, and the scarcity or lack of financial allocations, as there was no budget for the year 2020, and the exchange was 1 in 12 of the 2019 budget, which was spent on it little at all.
"In 2021, only 60 billion dinars have been allocated, and we need 55 billion to buy tablets," he added. Because the census is electronic and not on paper, like previous years; This is because the paper census takes about three years to complete, ”indicating that“ this census was prepared by the previous committee headed by the former Minister of Planning, before this issue was suspended due to lack of funding. ”
He continued, "The census is conducted according to timings, usually in the tenth month after the stability of work hours, the stability of families, and the training of enumerators, as we need 150 thousand meters, who will be mostly teachers," pointing to "resolving all previous problems with the census form in the disputed areas." It has some definitions and others. ”
And he added, "We are now working on the infrastructure, and that the Ministry of Communications is concerned with the issue, and there is a data center in the Ministry of Planning and a backup copy for it elsewhere, and work is underway, but at a certain pace due to the financial allocations and the health situation, because of which the census was postponed to an unknown time."
Iraqis, but the "phenomenon" is expanding!
In a separate context, on the slums file, al-Najm pointed out that “the last census was conducted in 2012, and in light of it a draft law was prepared to deal with slums and it is now in Parliament for review,” stressing that “this percentage has increased, but we do not have an accurate statistic.”
He continued, “Now we are working with the United Nations Population Fund to obtain funding to conduct this survey, as we have held more than one meeting during the last period, but the head of the fund in Iraq has changed due to her infection with the Coronavirus,” explaining, “We are now working to conduct this census as soon as possible. As soon as possible as soon as the material capabilities are available.
Regarding the delivery of services to the slums, the Minister of Planning said, “This is the duty of the executive authorities and one of the duties of the Ministry of Planning is to draw policies and allocate funds according to the investment budget and follow up on that.” But it must be within the basic design because if it is outside it, it will put pressure on the services provided For those in the neighborhoods.
He added, "Although the slums are of Iraqi people, we must take into account the expansion of this phenomenon."
Poverty Reduction and Empowerment of Women
In this context, he cautioned that "policies and strategies exist, and this is not only to empower women politically and economically, but even for poverty alleviation," noting that "the poverty reduction strategy, the strategy for economic empowerment of women, the private sector strategy and sustainable development and other strategies and plans are present," But what impedes the implementation of these strategies are the circumstances the country is going through.
He pointed out, “The issuance of a court order assigning us to head the Advisory Committee for the Economic Empowerment of Women, and the Executive Committee headed by the Director General of the Department of Women Empowerment. The advisor, unfortunately, the problem in implementation is due to the circumstances the country is going through.
He added: “I think that women are politically entrusted in Iraq, in the Iraqi constitution and elections in a way that is not available in many countries of the world, and if we talk about executive positions, women are represented very well, and we have 3 ministers, undersecretaries and general directors, and the majority in the Ministry of Planning are women. “.
And between: “As for the economy, there is a problem, and there is a set of ideas that we discussed with the relevant authorities, the United Nations Population Fund, the World Bank, the Embassy of Norway and Austria, and some donor countries, so that we can contribute to this issue, but all policies, plans and strategies remain if there is no will. Real governmental and private actors to participate together in making a qualitative leap in the issue of women's economic empowerment.
The minister pointed out that "the focus is currently on certain groups, including martyrs' wives, those who take care of families, and displaced women who lost their husbands, and there are certain governorates that have priority, such as: Muthanna, Diwaniyah, and Nineveh where the poverty rate is high," adding: "We focus On small and micro projects, I am certain that there will be practical steps in this direction in the coming period.
The "fad" of civil laboratories
Regarding the examination of the materials entering the country, Minister of Planning Khaled Battal Al-Najm said, "All laboratories operate according to Iraqi specifications approved and issued by the Ministry of Construction and Housing, and some of them from the Ministry of Planning," explaining that "the problem of examining construction materials and electrical and mechanical works is related to the examiner and not in the equipment."
The minister talked about “a heresy called private laboratories. I looked for a law to cancel it, but I did not find. The problem is implementation,” stressing that he directed “an official letter to all spending units that accreditation can only be done if the laboratory is licensed by the Iraqi accreditation body that was created, and a request came to us. Dhi Qar governorate wanted a 6-month delay because they do not have laboratories to be accredited.
The minister pointed out that "the ministry has trainers and examiners who have international accreditation certificates that qualify them to give this certificate."
Late projects
The interview did not fail to ask about the unfinished projects. The minister said that “delaying the completion of more than 100 projects within the region’s development plan in Dhi Qar governorate invited me to communicate with the newly appointed governor of Dhi Qar. Projects are completed, except for projects related to the education sector, which will be completed Sunday or Monday before the end of next week. ”
He added, "All projects will be approved by the Ministry of Planning, and I formed a crisis cell in the ministry, especially in Dhi Qar Governorate, dealing in privacy with this governorate, and I sent them as soon as Abdul-Ghani Al-Asadi took over the governorate administration, and they settled there until they had a comprehensive idea of the problems and conditions." , Indicating that “he authorized them with powers, and the director general granted him certain powers, and they were able to solve some issues in the governorate and other topics he took,” stressing that “the issue needs to be followed up by the administration of the new governorate, and I spoke with the governor, and set a meeting for him with the agent and the general directors. "All issues will be resolved soon."
No profits from the dollar exchange rate
In this regard, the star diagnoses "problems with government contracts, which are not profits made from the exchange rate in the budget," stressing that "there are no profits from the difference at the exchange rate."
He pointed out that "the budget includes increasing the inclusion of families in a grant by the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs as compensation for the treatment of the price difference."
In our question about contracts and raising the value of the dollar, the minister replied, noting that “the defect in contracts concluded before changing the exchange rate. A committee was formed by a decision of the Council of Ministers headed by the Deputy Minister of Planning, and the membership of a number of general directors of finance, the Central Bank, Investment, Reconstruction, Housing and other ministries, and representatives On the private sector and the head of the Iraqi contractors, "indicating that they" have reached good solutions and we are waiting for the minutes to be completed next week, "explaining that" the discussion is still about a point or two and we will send it to the Council of Ministers when these recommendations are approved. "
He continued, "There is no problem with projects that are originally in dollars, nor with stalled projects as well, but we have a problem with ongoing projects, as the problem is not in the whole contract but in the remainder of it, and there are many details in it and the work mechanism will be clear and will be announced soon." .
Al-Najm went on, saying: “In the second session of the Council of Ministers we decided to go to the government contracting law and not the instructions for implementing government contracts,” noting that “the problem is in the exceptions that are given by the former cabinet and the councils emanating from it, where the councils in the previous government were given the authority For all ministerial councils, with the exception of implementing government contracts from the Ministerial Council for Energy, the Council of Ministers for Human Development, and the Council for Social Services and Economy.
He added that “the prime minister limited these exceptions to energy and the economy, and most of them are presented to the Council of Ministers,” reiterating that “the problem is with exceptions and not at the origin of the matter, but there is a government contracting law awaiting his role in legislation, as is the case for many important laws awaiting legislation in the coming period. “.
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