The Shura Council of Oman, in a session held on Tuesday, reviewed several reports from the permanent committees of the council. This review included numerous requests from the esteemed members of the council as well as a review of several ministerial responses to the oversight tools presented by the council members.
Review of the Economic and Financial Committee Report
This session, as the nineteenth regular session of the Shura Council in the third regular term of the tenth session (2023-2027), was chaired by Khalid Al-Maawali, the council president, and attended by the members of the office and Ahmed Al-Nadbi, the Secretary-General of the Shura Council. In this session, the council office also reviewed the report of the Economic and Financial Committee regarding the annual report of the Ministry of Economy for the year 2025, which included the committee's views on the Ministry of Economy's report that was referred to the council.
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Topics Discussed in the Session
During this session, the council office also reviewed several oversight tools presented by the council members. Among them was a question posed to the Minister of Housing and Urban Planning regarding the digital property evaluation system and the mechanism for determining property values. Additionally, a request for information from the Minister of Transport, Communications, and Information Technology regarding the ministry's plans to revive and reopen the Dhabiah Airport, in order to inform the council about the ministry's plans for developing and improving air services and services to citizens, was discussed.
Furthermore, a request for information from the President of the University of Technology and Applied Sciences regarding the existing delays for some students at this university in completing their academic paths was also reviewed. Additionally, a request for information from the Minister of Education regarding the support and encouragement of education sector staff who work away from their families was discussed, which addressed the possibility of introducing a gradual financial incentive or allowance that would begin after a certain period of service away from family.
The members of the council office also paid attention to a request to review the financial and practical impact of the Ras Al-Hamra project and a request for information regarding cloud seeding technology in Dhofar Governorate.
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