Ulaanbaatar
Public discussion runs on decentralization policy
PoliticsUlaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ The State House Tuesday hosted a public discussion about a policy document on decentralization.
The discussion brought together officials from the Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Environment, Green Development and Tourism, also heads and secretaries of the Citizens’ Representative Khurals (council) of the capital city, of provinces and soums; governors, scholars and researchers from the Management Academy; and representatives of international organizations.
The policy on decentralization is a document that focuses on ways of boosting transparent and responsible governance for adequately and effectively delivering state services to people, by systemically realizing actions for the decentralization.
Currently, a “Support for decentralization policy” project is being implemented by the Cabinet Secretariat for Government under an agreement between the government and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC). In its frames, the government intends to work out a strategic document on implementing complex actions of administration and decentralization and formulating methods of re-arranging functions of the governmental and localities' administrative bodies in comply with Mongolian conditions.
