As the Sultanate of Oman celebrates four years of His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik’s rule today, his leadership has inspired every Omani who pray for him for the many good deeds he has done for the nation ever since his accession to power.
The social sector received strong backing through the issuance of Royal Decree No 52/2023 that promulgated the Social Protection Law. To this note, social protection benefits will begin to unfold this month.
As many as 1,467,000 citizens will benefit from these measures. These include 167,000 citizens in the ‘elderly benefits’ segment, while 1,300,000 children will receive support within the ‘childhood benefits’ segment. The Social Protection Programme also provides RO 130 as monthly financial assistance to people with disabilities in Oman.
The attention accorded by His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik to youth is also reflected in the Royal support to employment initiatives. The Royal attention resulted in the launch of an executive plan to provide more jobs for Omanis.
“We have placed youth at the forefront of our government’s concerns. We have followed up the efforts made to engage youth in the nation-building process. We will ensure that this partnership is more comprehensive and more effective. The State’s institutions and officials are endorsing a sustainable course of action focusing on highlighting the salient contributions of youth in this auspicious march and organising their role in serving society,” His Majesty said in one of his speeches.
His Majesty said that the aim is to provide jobs for “our qualified sons and daughters and to qualify those who need to gain the necessary skills to join the labour market.”
Under His Majesty, Oman has been endowed with many bounties and a loyal people bound by bonds of love, collaboration and solidarity. This became clear through public support to the efforts exerted by the government in times of natural calamities.
As nations attain their prime only through education, which has been a principle espoused by Omanis since the outset of their blessed renaissance more than 50 years ago, His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik has been stressing that “attention to education figures high in the scale of national priorities”.
Accordingly, a motivating environment has been furnished for supporting the march of research and innovation.
Also, the government of His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik created an investment-stimulating environment through legislations, ports, free zones and logistics, coupled with a unique strategic location in the meeting point of global commercial markets, political stability and security.
The political and regional changes that happened during the Renewed Renaissance period proved that the Sultanate of Oman’s foreign policy stands on firm grounds. Oman advocates principles of non-interference in the internal affairs of other countries, positive contribution to safeguarding international security, promoting common public interest through dialogue and understanding among countries and nations.
Since His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik assumed the leadership of the country, the Omani economy has witnessed remarkable growth at various levels, with fiscal surpluses made in State Budget. The additional financial revenues have been utilized to enhance social spending, stimulate economic growth, manage the country’s lending portfolio, reduce public debt, and develop governorates.
To conclude, I am glad to say that Oman continues to reiterate the legitimacy of the Palestinian cause and the demands of Palestinian people. This is besides Oman’s continuous condemnation of all types of terrorism.
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