Support Programs for Low-Income Families in Tehran

Tehran's mayor announced support programs for low-income families and mothers, a target to renovate 629 hectares of dilapidated urban fabric, and energy and water consumption management programs in the capital.

According to Ambassador Arjan's report, he named Shahrvand stores as one of the other livelihood measures of the municipality and said: "In the fruit and vegetable fields, the contracts of the stall holders have been re-arranged so that the changes related to their profit share in the prices of the goods are applied."

Direct support to low-income families and mothers

Referring to Tehran Municipality's support programs for vulnerable groups, Zakani said: One of the axes of this package is to identify and directly provide services to the most deprived deciles of the society, which will be done using the capacity of neighborhood trustees.

Emphasizing the necessity of supporting the needy, he considered the approach of this program to provide services to groups that need social support more than others.

The mayor of Tehran also announced the support package for mothers and babies and said: For each baby, a credit of between three and a half to four million tomans has been considered.

According to him, from this credit, 2 million and 500 thousand tomans will be allocated for the purchase of items needed by mothers and babies, 500 thousand tomans for the cultural sector, and between 500 thousand and 1 million tomans will be allocated for health services in Salem City.

Completing entrepreneurial chains from education to supply and export

Referring to urban management programs in the field of employment and entrepreneurship, the mayor of Tehran said: Another designed package is the creation and completion of production and entrepreneurship chains in Tehran, for which four chains have been designed in the first step, and two more chains will be added to this program in the future.

Zakani listed the areas of clothing, jewelry and gems, creative cultural industries and digital economy as the axes of this program and added: In this plan, centers have been established for registration of interested parties, training and providing the necessary facilities.

He continued: We are trying to complete the chain of people's activities from training and production to product supply and export. Also, in cases where it is possible to work at home, the necessary facilities are provided to people so that they can pursue their economic activity without the need of continuous presence in production centers.

Aiming to renovate 629 hectares of worn-out tissues in Tehran

In another part of his speech, Zakani mentioned the programs in the field of housing and said: "Tehran has about 7,400 hectares of worn out and unstable texture, and in the first step, the municipality has targeted 629 hectares of these areas in the form of 211 spots in 18 regions.

He added: The goal of this program is to create new patterns of urban development and increase housing production, along with the renovation of worn-out structures and the optimal management of energy and water consumption.

The mayor of Tehran stated that the municipality is seeking to play a more effective role in the housing market and clarified: a part of this program is dedicated to the municipality's entry into the field of professional leasing. Also, the creation of social houses for young couples and people who do not have enough financial power to provide housing is on the agenda.

Referring to the capacity of localities to implement housing projects, he said: In some localities, specific spots have been considered for this purpose. There is also 23 hectares of land in Harandi neighborhood, and the approach of the city management is to provide the land in the neighborhoods and assign the executive role to the board of trustees, to provide the possibility of building housing with the direct participation of the people.

Experimental implementation of the health program in 6 to 12 neighborhoods of Tehran

The mayor of Tehran, while explaining the programs in the health field, said that the city administration is seeking to accept responsibility in the field of outpatient treatment services and the referral system, under the supervision of the Ministry of Health and universities of medical sciences.

Zakani added: In this regard, a survey of factors affecting health at the city level is also planned. This program will first be implemented in 6 to 12 neighborhoods of Tehran on a trial basis, and after evaluating the results and gaining experience, it will be extended to the entire city of Tehran in the next 9 to 12 months.

Referring to similar experiences in some cities of the country, he said: actions in this field have already been carried out in the cities of Shiraz, Sari and Tabriz. Also, experiments are being implemented in Islamshahr and Garmsar, which have limitations in terms of comprehensiveness.

The mayor of Tehran continued: After presenting this plan, with the president's welcome, a policy staff has been formed in the Ministry of Health headed by the minister to follow up on the issue.

energy management; The largest economic package of Tehran municipality

Referring to Tehran municipality's plans in the field of energy, Zakani said: The energy management package is considered the largest package of municipal plans in terms of economic volume.

He said: In this context, negotiations and understandings have been made with the National Gas Company, Tovanir Company, and the petroleum products distribution department, as well as relevant officials and ministers, so that the management of gasoline, diesel, gas and electricity consumption in Tehran will be handed over to the municipality.

Emphasizing that the main approach of this program is to reduce consumption and optimize the use of energy, the mayor of Tehran added: There are about 6,000 working engines in Tehran, and by electrifying them, you can save at least one to one and a half liters of fuel per day.

He also pointed to the existence of about 320,000 lighting lamps related to the Ministry of Energy in Tehran and said: By replacing the existing lamps with low-consumption lamps, it is possible to save about 59 megawatts of electricity.

Proposal to hand over Tehran's water management to the municipality

Referring to the challenges of water supply and consumption in the capital city, the mayor of Tehran said: "In the field of water, we have also discussed with the Minister of Energy so that the management of Tehran's water is given to the municipality."

Referring to the daily per capita consumption of 130 liters of water for each person, Zakani stated: Based on this per capita, the amount of water entering Tehran is sufficient for a population of about 22 million people, but a significant part of this water is wasted or is not used properly due to inappropriate consumption patterns.

He emphasized: This problem has caused that, despite the potential capacity of water input sources, water supply for the population of around 9 million people in Tehran is also facing a challenge, and this challenge can be overcome with integrated and proper management.