Omani Citizens: Social protection Fund enhances quality of life

Muscat: A number of citizens affirmed to the Oman News Agency that the social protection system achieves social benefits and contributes to improving the quality of life, as it touches all segments of society by providing adequate and fair social protection, insurance coverage, strengthening community partnership and preserving the rights of current and future generations.

Mubarak bin Khamis Al-Hamdani said that there is no doubt that the subject (social protection policies) and its system is one of the files on which the new development model of the Sultanate of Oman is based, and that in reality social policy cannot be separated from the rest of the other components of public policy such as economic policies, labor market policies, and others.

He believed that the current effort to establish an integrated legislative, institutional and systemic framework for social protection will allow public policy makers in the Sultanate of Oman to make clearer and more accurate choices, stressing the importance of the social protection system, as it will undoubtedly help first in forming an integrated database on the conditions of society in The Sultanate of Oman, and this is an important entry point for drawing up social policies and understanding the nature of societal structure, especially in terms of income and entitlement to aid and benefits.

He pointed out that the social protection system will contribute to better directing social benefits and assistance to the most needy groups, and at the same time it is consistent with the development of specific groups and enabling them to move to a quality of life, especially groups of children, the elderly and women in the stages of childbearing and childbirth, indicating that the system will push society towards more From the continuity of production for all social groups on the one hand, and greater empowerment of the most needy groups, and the provision of an integrated framework for social care that targets the individual from the age of birth until after death.

He pointed out that the governance of this system within an inclusive legislative and institutional framework would make the issue of addressing policy gaps possible, and would assist the social policy maker in selecting and devising programs and initiatives that would empower some societal groups to achieve two basic goals: ensuring the vitality of all social groups. Its economic contribution, on the one hand, and access to a reasonable social formation of demography, revitalizes the economy and preserves the continuity of societal stability.

Huda bint Salem Al-Khatriya explained that the social protection system is one of the basic pillars of any country, and aims to provide support and care for the neediest groups, improve the quality of life of individuals and meet their basic needs in the field of health care, housing, education and income.

She added that social protection systems differ from one country to another due to their impact on the economic, social and political factors of each country, and the social protection system is one of the most important pillars of comprehensive development, as it works to achieve social equality, address the social and economic challenges facing some groups of people and provide a better opportunity for development. and progress.

She emphasized that the social protection system adopts programs and services for financial assistance, insurance, pension systems, and social protection for people with disabilities, the elderly, children, and groups with economic and social needs. Through its implementation, it will enhance social stability and achieve social solidarity in society.

She also stressed that the social life system will contribute to enhancing social equity and improving health and education, in addition to enhancing social equity and reducing the gap between social classes, which leads to increasing social solidarity and achieving social solidarity among members of society, considering that the social protection system is an essential tool for achieving social development. A sustainable economic system and ensuring a decent life for all members of society. States are also responsible for developing and implementing this system effectively to achieve social justice and sustainable development.

Dr. Rajab bin Ali Al Owaisi stressed that the upcoming entitlements drawn by the social protection system at the individual, institutional and societal levels, in light of the changes taking place and the economic and social data, reflects the priority of the citizen in the lofty vision, and the concern and keenness of His Majesty the Sultan to provide a decent life and safe living for the citizen. The pillars, goals, strategies and features of the upcoming transformation that this system holds will have a presence in the alphabet of general social behavior.

He stated that what the social protection system can achieve in light of its foundations, goals, objectives, and national aspirations towards it, and the evidence and evidence of success it is now dropping, or it is carrying to the future in terms of opportunities for building, positivity, giving without limits, and working non-stop to mobilize the Omani self.

Dr. Amal bint Talib Al-Jahuriyya said that the social protection system constitutes an important stage of the national work stages that comes in line with the requirements of “Oman Vision 2040”, and is consistent with many directions to achieve and implement the government’s vision and policy related to social protection, which seeks to provide coverage and adequate social protection. fair and adequate for all segments of society, and the establishment of an integrated and sustainable system of social protection.

She added that the system reflects its great importance on the one hand, and the citizens’ sense of the level of interest and care that Oman’s renewed renaissance is working on under the leadership of His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik to raise the efficiency of the state’s administrative apparatus in a way that contributes to improving the services and benefits provided to citizens and drawing up the supportive policy in various fields.

Salem bin Ali Al Harthy said that the social protection system is an important pillar for any society that aims to ensure the well-being and security of its citizens and includes a wide range of policies, programs and initiatives designed to protect individuals and societies from various risks and vulnerabilities, such as disease, disability, old age, and others.

In the same context, Madreen Bint Khamis Al Maktoum said that the social protection system comes at a defining stage in the history of the Sultanate of Oman, as it will eliminate some of the challenges that were facing many initiatives aimed at serving the Omani citizen, and among its benefits that will directly benefit the citizen and resident.

She added that the system includes (the savings program), even if it is optional for Omanis, and combines several advantages, including the possibility of planning additional benefits upon retirement, or scheduling benefits for several years preceding the retirement age specified in the law.

She stated that the system also includes two programmes, the first is called the “Social Insurance for Job Security Risks” program and will cover the insured in cases of termination of service for reasons beyond the control of the insured, and the second program is “Social Insurance for Maternity Leaves” and takes into account the period of childbirth and lactation, and aims to cover the income of working women under a symbiotic social insurance system to enhance social protection for the family.

Mohammed bin Hassan Al-Ansi explained that the new social protection system will achieve stability in the lives of citizens, and will work to equalize opportunities among them, which will establish an integrated social protection system for everyone, adding that the social protection system is in line with the “Oman Vision 2040” related to the human and society axis, which is within Its priorities are well-being and social protection, and it will provide adequate, fair and adequate social coverage for various groups of society from childhood to old age, in addition to cases of disability.

Mustafa bin Ahmed Salman explained that the social protection system will unify benefits for all citizens, whether working in the public or private sectors, noting that the system has created new features for retirees to benefit greatly from, which will support the stability and well-being of society.

Wafa bint Hammoud Al-Ghassani indicated that the social protection system is comprehensive for all segments of society, which includes all unified societal data in order to work on cash benefits programs and social insurance programs for the elderly, children, orphans, widows, lower-income families, and elderly retirees.

She added that the system offers unified retirement programs for all sectors in the labor market, whether governmental or private, covering the retirement stage, risks of death and disability, work injuries and occupational diseases, with clear entitlement terms and unified provisions, as this system is a distinguished qualitative leap, and is an extension of the continuous interest in the social dimension. in the Sultanate of Oman.