Meeting Between the Deputy Minister for Tourism of the Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Staff of the Fars Provincial Cultural Heritage Department

At a friendly meeting with staff of the Fars Provincial Department of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts in Shiraz, the Deputy Minister for Tourism of the Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts stressed the need to elevate tourism's position in the national economy. He spoke about the government's support capacities for developing tourism projects and outlined the ministry's efforts to improve the legal, livelihood, and welfare conditions of its staff.

The Vice-President of Tourism of the Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts, in an intimate meeting with the employees of the General Department of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts of Fars Province in Shiraz, emphasized the need to improve the position of tourism in the national economy, spoke about the government's support capacities for the development of tourism projects and explained the ministry's follow-ups to improve the legal, livelihood and welfare status of employees.

According to the report of Arya Heritage reporter, Anoushirvan Mohseni Bandapi, today Wednesday, October 22, 1405, in this meeting, emphasizing the necessity of changing the view of the tourism sector and strengthening its role in the country's economy, he said: Our goal is to make tourism the third main source of non-oil income in the country.

Referring to the policies of the government and the program and budget organization, the vice president of tourism of the Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts spoke about the support capacities and facilities foreseen for tourism projects and listed the support of the National Development Fund and the capacity to use bonds as among the financing tools of this sector.

Referring to the concerns of the employees of this area, Mohseni Bandapi explained the proposed solutions to improve their legal and welfare status.

He suggested that the employees of the provinces can use the capacity of the ministry's hotels and residences in cities such as Tehran, Kermanshah and Tabriz with special discounts. According to him, the proposal can be taken into consideration in order to improve the level of welfare of the employees.

The Deputy Minister of Tourism of the Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts also emphasized the necessity of pursuing the nationalization of the employee salary system and creating financial independence for organizations, similar to some other organizations in the country.

Referring to the situation of the planned forces, Mohseni Bandapi informed about the follow-up and negotiation with the program and budget organization to provide the basis for the transformation of the situation of these forces and added: Considering the heavy costs of treatment, maintaining the supplementary insurance coverage of employees is also one of the priorities that will be considered in the reports sent to the Minister of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts.