KUWAIT CITY, July 22: Despite being launched 18 years ago, the New Kuwait 2035 Vision has only reached a completion rate of 30 percent for 55 projects, while others are still in their early stages. Coordinating efforts are underway among relevant institutions to correct the course and accelerate progress toward achieving the vision’s goals, reports Al-Seyassah daily. According to informed government sources, the New Kuwait 2035 Vision and the strategic plan, which includes several major development projects, witnessed a setback in recent years due to political squabbles and disputes.

The corrective measures include placing the development plan projects approved by the Council of Ministers and the Higher Planning Council into a dedicated chapter titled “Development Program” in the budget of the Ministry of Finance.

This approach aims to give special attention to pushing these projects forward and expediting their completion processes by all responsible parties including the Fatwa and Legislation Department and the Central Agency for Public Tenders (CAPT). The sources revealed that, “For the first time, CAPT has approached the Higher Planning Council to request information on the highest-priority projects.”

They explained that one of the reasons behind the initial disruption of New Kuwait 2035 vision was the submission of 1,200 projects by ministers and public institutions as development projects. Upon review, it was determined that only 120 of these projects qualified as development projects, while the rest were reclassified as operational projects. The 19 projects that are yet to commence include privatization, development of the northern zone, educational reform, and the carbon neutrality initiative, which is still in the beginning stage.