Cabinet reviews the priorities of the next phase

The National Prime Minister, Dr. Mohamad Taher Aila, issued Thursday, a decision appointing Engineer Dr. Abass Alshikh Mohamed Saleh as the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Minerals
The decree has directed the Ministries of Minerals, labor and Administrative Reform, Human Resources Development and other related parties to take the necessary measures for the implementation of the decision
 
 
The Cabinet Chaired by Prime Minister  Mohamed Tahir Eila  has reviewed in its regular meeting it held on   Thursday 21/March/2019   government priorities for  the upcoming  phase.
The said priorities  were set as follows: according  necessary attention to the issues of people's livelihood,  delivering  basic services, taking measures to increase revenues and control public spending, focusing  on the policies related to employment of youths, and  developing  their capacities and skills,  addressing  their issues,  starting to address structural imbalances of  the economy, to increase production, and upgrade  productivity, towards  realizing  products and national commodities  value added  for improving their competiveness , to access traditional foreign markets as well as  open up new markets for them  via  a strategic  partnership with the private sector
 
The priorities include attracting foreign investments, while encouraging the national investor to employ  the idle  capacities  of  the economy, while availing  job opportunities for national cadres through these projects, reviewing the performance of government companies and public institutions and authorities  to put them on track and liquidation  some  companies and  enlisting   the remaining  ones only in strategic areas.
The priorities also include  according  attention to the banking systems  in terms of  organizing and supporting  them through opening the doors of shareholding  and increasing the capital of specialized banks, and enable them to provide the necessary funding for the  effective sectors of  the economy.
 
Addressing the issues of mining, overcoming technical and administrative obstacles, providing services at the mining sites, enhancing monitoring role, promoting production and gearing  it towards export via  the official channels, giving  attention to oil production in the country, supporting the accelerated program of oil and gas production, safeguarding  regular flow of electricity supply to all sectors, as well  as according  the necessary  attention to the industrial sector and solve all its problems, in a manner that realizes   added value of national production and support exports and import substitution,
The priorities also  included according  attention to the development of major agricultural projects to increase production and towards  achieving  self-sufficiency of the basic commodities and  afterwards setting up  towards export, giving  attention to   transport sector  to surmount the current crisis and push it towards wider prospects  of development (air, sea, transport  etc.).
 
According attention to  civil service, in terms of  reform and development along with  effecting  the principle of motivation and accountability, to continue the accomplishment of the state organs   reform program  along with  completing  the implementation of the National Dialogue Conference recommendations, supporting  the various regular forces to play their role in maintaining peace , security and stability and border control to prevent smuggling.
Going ahead  with  supporting peace process through enhancing and improving Dialogue with all parties, strengthening relations with Sudan's external surroundings  with  all its components, employing external relations in support of the national economy, addressing corruption issues, enhancing transparency , accountability, and speeding up litigation  proceedings without  delay
 
Rationalizing spending  on  official foreign tasks , reducing the number of participants and delegations, and confirming the approval of the Council of Ministers upon the travel of government authorities , institutions and companies,  effecting transparency in  inviting for tenders and confirming the approval of the Ministry of Justice in all cases.
 The Council listened to a report from the Minister of the Council of Ministers / Ahmed Saad Omar on the regulation of the work of the Council of Ministers and its mechanisms, along with  the procedures and guidelines organizing  meetings and their  session and arrangement