Minister of Interior, governors hold second meeting of the year

Muscat: The Ministry of Interior today saw the convening of the second annual meeting between Oman governors and the Minister of Interior, Sayyid Hamoud bin Faisal Al Busaidi.

The minister lauded the the governors' efforts to improve the levels of performance in their respective governorates.

He encouraged the governors to maintain the lofty standards and achieve comprehensive and sustainable development.

The minister stressed the need to enhance integration between the roles of the governorates and other institutions of the state.

Due to the imminent approach of the 11th Five-Year Plan’s implementation, the minister urged the governors to harness available resources and utilize them to meet the needs of citizens.

The minister and the governors reviewed various topics of the agenda and took relevant decisions.

The meeting laid special emphasis on expanding the use of information technology and applying its electronic programmes in coordination with the departments concerned, with the prime aim of streamlining procedures and enabling users to easily follow up and finalize their transactions.