The Services Ministerial Council approved the national strategy to combat begging in Iraq today, Thursday, while the Cabinet recommended approving the Ministry of Electricity's responsibility for providing electricity to the Imam al-Jawadain General Hospital project in the Taji area.
The media office of the Deputy Prime Minister for Services stated in a press release received by the News Video Agency that "the Deputy Prime Minister for Services, Laith al-Khazali, chaired a session of the Ministerial Council for Social Services, which was dedicated to discussing several service, social, and legislative files, and formulating the necessary recommendations to be submitted to the Cabinet for appropriate decisions."
He added that "the council discussed the draft law for modern residential cities and decided to host representatives from the Investment Authority, the State Council, and the General Secretariat of the Cabinet to complete the study of the project from its legal and technical aspects."
In the social file, the office mentioned that "the council approved the national strategy to combat begging in Iraq for the years (2026–2031), taking into consideration the observations made by council members, which contributes to addressing this phenomenon according to a comprehensive national vision."
In the aviation sector, the office clarified that "the council approved holding consultative meetings that include representatives from the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister for Services, the Ministry of Transport, the Civil Aviation Authority, and the Iraqi Airways; aiming to prepare a clear vision for reforming the civil aviation sector," noting that "the council discussed infrastructure evaluation systems and decided to refer them to the relevant committees in the Ministry of Construction and Housing for study, in addition to discussing financing the cleanup project in Kirkuk province, in preparation for addressing the Ministry of Finance regarding providing the necessary allocations to settle the dues of cleaning companies contracted with the province."
It was mentioned that "the council recommended that the Cabinet approve the Ministry of Electricity's responsibility to provide electricity to the Imam al-Jawadain General Hospital project in the Taji area, with the Ministry of Health responsible for covering the costs according to an installment payment mechanism, contributing to completing the project's requirements."