Abu Dhabi: The Ministerial Service Council discussed the social aid policy and the results of the performance management system of federal employees during its regular meeting at the Presidential Palace yesterday.

The meeting was chaired by Shaikh Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs, and discussed the social aid policy, which has been referred by Mariam Al Roumi, Minister of Social Affairs.

The policy comes within the application of the federal government’s strategic plan regarding transforming from the current social care system into social development, as well as promoting the social care concept to a social development concept.

The policy also includes the involvement of beneficiaries of social security in the development process for the advantage of society and improving beneficiaries’ living standards by setting up mechanisms to fund the projects, increase initiatives and rehabilitation programmes.

The Council also reviewed a memorandum, submitted by Hussain Ebrahim Al Hammadi, Minister of Education and Chairman of the Federal Authority for Government Human Resources.

The memorandum includes a report on the results of the application of the Performance Management System of other bodies that applied the Human Resources Law in 2013.

The council also approved setting up a federal bill pertaining to ensuring money transferring rights. The bill also aims to facilitate funding of small and medium enterprises.

It also discussed three proposals submitted by the Federal National Council (FNC); the first proposal is related to the Council’s proposals pertaining to the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research policy in the scientific research field.

The second proposal is about the Increase of housing allowances for UAE employees, who have more than one Emirati wife, and the third proposal was on encouraging voluntary work.

It also reviewed two financial reports referred by the Minister of State for Financial Affairs.

The first report deals with the semi-annual meeting of the World Bank Group (WBG) and International Monetary Fund (IMF), held in Washington last April. The second report tackled the IMF mission report regarding consultations with the UAE regarding article No 4 of 2014.

The Council also discussed a number of issues on the agenda and took the necessary decisions.