Efforts to implement administrative reform plans: Planning min.

CAIRO - 15 June 2018: The Ministry of planning is continuing the implementation of its national role and efforts are underway to put into effect administrative reform and services plans which are prioritized by the government, Planning Minister Hala el Saeed said on Friday.

The plan of the fiscal year 2018-2019 seeks striking a balance between all departments and most needy segments, the minister said in her first statement after being sworn in as planning minister.

The government prioritizes the file of serving citizens through adopting the latest modern technological methods, the minister said, adding that her ministry's new approach aims to apply decentralization, accountability and fighting corruption with a view to upgrading the administrative apparatus of the state.

On Thursday, Saeed took the constitutional oath before President Abdel Fattah El Sisi as planning minister.