Ulaanbaatar
Cabinet meeting news in brief
Politics
Ulaanbaatar
/MONTSAME/ At its regular meeting on August 7, the Cabinet made the following
decisions:
- The Cabinet decided to allocate MNT
100 million from the Government Reserve Fund for the medical expenses of Firefighter
of the Emergency Department of Orkhon aimag E.Unenbat, who lost his ability to
work due to the severe burns he sustained while fighting a forest fire in Inget
soum of Bulgan aimag in April 2018.
- The Cabinet decided to grant MNT 100
million to the spouse and child of patrol officer, senior sergeant of the
Police Department of Bayan-Ulgii aimag I.Erdeneshagai, who died in the line of
duty, in support of accommodation expenses. The deceased lost his life while
trying to rescue a person from drowning in the Khovd River on February 2, 2019.
- The Cabinet decided to sponsor an
event themed ‘Artists - Across the State Border’ by the Boundless Chant NGO from
the Government Reserve Fund to pass down Mongolians' time-honored way of thinking and ability
to withstand.
- The Governor of the capital city and
Mayor of Ulaanbaatar was assigned to comprehensively deal with the land and
infrastructure issues concerning the state budget-funded educational, cultural,
scientific, and sports projects as early as possible.
- This year, 93 kindergartens, 48 schools and
extensions will be inaugurated, increasing school capacities by 21,420 seats
and kindergarten capacities by 13,140 beds.
- Minister Yo.Baatarbileg was tasked
with cost estimate of demolition of the Natural History Museum and construction
hoarding, and finding the financing source for these measures.
- A decision was made to do a study on
taking a land under the state special use for construction of the National Arts
Theater Complex.
- The Cabinet passed the ‘Procedures for amassment and allocation of funds in the Auto Road Fund’ and ‘ Allocation percentage from gasoline and diesel fuel tax revenues to the Auto Road Fund’ as appendices. The Auto Road Fund will receive MNT 18 thousand from the gasoline or diesel fuel tax revenues generated on a per ton basis.
