DOHA: The Prime Minister and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani has issued decisions to set up three ministerial groups to ensure effective completion of strategic development projects and stimulate private sector participation in the local economy.
The decision, which is also aimed at fighting price increase in the local market, is in line with the earlier directives made by the Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani. The formation of the groups is expected to remove bottlenecks in the implantation of projects and will give a boost to both public and private sector. The first ministerial group will coordinate and follow up major projects of strategic importance. The panel’s tasks include developing plans and programmes for the effective implementation of major projects and suggest priorities in line with the Qatar National Vision 2030.
This group will review the costs of major projects, and also propose funding methods and tools and follow up their implementation process. It will also identify mechanisms for giving contracts and prepare models of contracts and agreements for companies to follow.
The first group will also prepare a detailed plan to run projects after their completion. This will include determining the annual budget for running the projects, and preparing plans to manage human resources, and identify the owner and operator of the projects, and follow up on their implementation.
Any other tasks assigned by the Premier will also be carried out by this group.
The second ministerial group is to stimulate participation of the private sector in economic development projects.
Its tasks include identifying areas and projects for participation of the government and private sectors.
The group will adopt policies, standards, controls and programmes to stimulate the private sector and its participation in the economy and propose solutions to possible hurdles that might come in the way in achieving the objectives.
The group is also expected to develop models for contracts and agreements related to participation of the government and private sectors, taking into account legal provisions.
It will also develop time frame for operations of projects put forward for the private sector to achieve the target to attract investments; and additional tasks assigned by the Premier.
The third group will strike a balance in the allocation and reclamation of new lands.
It will prepare estimates of actual needs of a particular area for various sectors after assessing the requirements of authorities. It will review public facilities and services proposed by authorities and suggest priorities of implementation in the light of actual needs and available resources.
It will propose terms, ways and mechanisms for allocation of state lands in coordination with authorities and follow up implementation.
The panel is also expected to prepare a five-year plan and an annual budget for land allocation and reclamation.
It will also take up additional tasks assigned by the Premier.
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