The increase in voucher credit is aimed at supporting needy households and has been put on the government's agenda. Yaqoub Andayesh, the Deputy Minister of Welfare and Economic Affairs, provided explanations on this matter and stated that individuals in need who are not covered by the Imam Khomeini Relief Committee and the Welfare Organization can be eligible for the voucher credit increase scheme if their need is confirmed by these institutions.
Criteria for Identifying Eligible Participants
Andayesh referred to the necessary conditions for eligibility in this scheme and added that individuals who are on the waiting list for support, those receiving occasional assistance, or those without a vehicle and property, and whose income is below the specified threshold, fall into the eligible groups for this scheme.
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He also stated that the issue of increasing voucher credit has been raised in the government for a long time, and the President and the First Vice President have made promises in this regard. In this context, several meetings have been held in the government's economic commission, and subsequently, the implementation guideline for the scheme has been presented to the government.
Role of Related Institutions and Organizations
The Deputy Minister of Welfare referred to the cooperation of various institutions for the implementation of this scheme and stated that a working group consisting of the Organization for Planning and Budget, the Ministry of Cooperatives, Labor and Social Welfare, the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Finance, and the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology has been established to follow up on the implementation of the scheme. The financial resources required for this scheme are the responsibility of the Organization for Planning and Budget and the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Finance.
Andayesh also explained that the Ministry of Communications will cooperate in terms of electronic infrastructure and sending text messages, and the information dissemination will be carried out with the participation of the Government Information Headquarters. The identification of eligible participants will be done by matching the data from the Iranian Welfare Database with the existing economic information in the Iranian Economic Portfolio.
Priorities and Regulations for Eligible Participants
This official also referred to the priorities set in the scheme and said: Based on the resolution of the Government Economic Coordination Headquarters, members of the Imam Khomeini Relief Committee and the Welfare Organization are prioritized. Additionally, needy individuals who are not covered by these two institutions but are recognized as in need by them, including those on the waiting list for support and recipients of occasional assistance, are included in the eligible groups.
Andayesh stated that the final responsibility for implementing the scheme has been assigned to the Organization for Planning and Budget, which is responsible for organizing coordination meetings and has responsibilities such as securing resources, sending text messages in cooperation with relevant agencies, providing the possibility for self-declaration in the "My Government" system, and making payments to the final beneficiaries.
The Deputy Minister of Welfare and Economic Affairs emphasized that this ministry, considering its experience in implementing support schemes, will cooperate with the Organization for Planning and Budget and other responsible agencies for the execution of this scheme.
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