The Bureau of the Shura Council reviewed, at its meeting today (Sunday), the report on the work completed by the standing committees during the Third Ordinary Session (2025–2026) of the Council’s Tenth Term (2023–2027). It also reviewed the proposed statement themes submitted by the standing committees and the presentations prepared for the Fourth Ordinary Session, and approved the agenda for the Council’s first regular sitting of the Fourth Ordinary Session, scheduled for 15 November 2026.
 

This came during the 21 regular meeting of the Council Bureau for the Third Ordinary Session of the Tenth Term (2023–2027), chaired by H.E. Khalid Hilal Al Maawali, Chairman of the Council, and attended by Their Excellencies the Bureau members and H.E. Ahmed Mohammed Al Nadabi, Secretary-General of the Shura Council.
The Bureau was Wishes on the Council of Ministers’ response to the proposal on the general policy parameters for establishing future agricultural cities. The response stated that the Government places great importance on the agricultural sector, in line with its forward-looking vision to develop it, particularly through establishing and developing integrated agricultural cities as a pivotal pillar for strengthening the food security system, diversifying income sources, and addressing climate challenges and resource scarcity, as well as keeping pace with modern technological developments and advanced innovations in agriculture.
The meeting also reviewed a number of ministerial responses to follow-up tools submitted by Council members, most notably the response of His Excellency the Minister of Housing and Urban Planning to the question on the digital real estate valuation system and the mechanism for approving property values.




The Bureau also reviewed the Wishes on preparing a national family strategy. The proposal aims to establish a unified national reference for policies and programs relating to the Omani family and to strengthen integration among social, economic, health, educational, housing, and other policies affecting the family. It also seeks to shift the focus from addressing problems after they occur to prevention, anticipation, and early intervention, and to build an integrated national system of data and indicators to help understand the family’s current situation and future transformations. In addition, it aims to support family formation and stability, empower families economically and socially, and enhance their ability to cope with digital and demographic transformations.
The Bureau also considered the briefing request addressed to H.E. the Minister of Economy on developing the national system for monitoring and anticipating challenges in government services. The request asks the Council to be informed of the approved mechanisms for monitoring and analyzing the recurring challenges facing beneficiaries; the extent to which complaints data, satisfaction measurements, and service performance indicators are used to identify their causes and set priorities for addressing them; the methodologies used to anticipate future challenges facing government services; and the mechanisms for coordination among relevant entities to address shared challenges that fall outside the remit of a single institution. It also asks about the current operational status of the government service challenge labs, the mechanisms for sustaining their work, and how beneficiaries are involved in developing, piloting, and measuring the impact of solutions.
The Bureau reviewed a Cognizance Request addressed to H.E. the Minister of Economy on measuring the developmental impact of government programs and projects on citizens’ quality of life, and a briefing request addressed to H.E. the Minister of Education on maximizing the use of vacant seats and the capacity of higher education institutions.
Bureau members were also briefed on a Cognizance Request on regulating expatriate workers’ remittances in proportion to their incomes in order to protect the national economy, a request on measuring the quality of higher education outputs and their competitiveness in the labor market, and a request on the employment and absorption of Bachelor of Science graduates in emergency medical services.