Ulaanbaatar
State Great Khural Discusses Development Plan of Mongolia for 2026
Politics
Ulaanbaatar, May 16, 2025 /MONTSAME/. During its plenary session on May 15, 2025, the State Great Khural (Parliament) of Mongolia held the first discussion of the draft Resolution of the State Great Khural on Approving the Development Plan of Mongolia for 2026.
By implementing the Regional Development Policy, Human Development Policy, Economic Policy, and Governance Policy Upholding Human Rights in the draft Development Plan of Mongolia, economic growth is estimated to be maintained at six percent in 2026, per capita GDP to reach USD 8,090, and the poverty rate to decrease by five percent.
The draft Development Plan outlines the reduction of poverty and inequality and the development of educated and healthy Mongolians within the framework of the priorities of human development policy. As 2026 has been designated as the “Year to Support Education”, the Plan targets to improve the quality and accessibility of education, raise investment, and increase the number of schools by 108, and the number of kindergartens by 95. Moreover, goals and measures are set to eliminate the gap in the quality of education between urban and rural areas through implementing the “Best Kindergarten and School-Close to Home” program and maintaining the number of students at the standard level.
“Within the framework of the priorities of the economic policy, the goals of reforming the business environment and building a free economy in line with the “People-Centered” development approach are set out in the Development Plan draft, outlining the tasks. Within the framework of priorities of the governance policy that respects human rights, we strive to create people-centered public services, introducing artificial intelligence at all levels of the state, noted Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Development Gantumur Luvsannyam. The draft Resolution was forwarded to the relevant Standing Committee of the Parliament for the preparation of the second discussion.
