CSC confirms MoF receiving lists of those eligible for Covid-19 incentive

KUWAIT CITY, July 7: The Civil Service Commission (CSC) has confirmed that the Ministry of Finance received lists of civil servants and other personnel eligible for Covid-19 incentive from 16 State institutions, which have been serving on the front lines of the fight against the virus, reports Annahar daily.

In a press statement, the CSC disclosed that some of the lists have been approved as per the regulations; while others will be scrutinized further to ensure the incentive is granted only to the rightful beneficiaries.

The commission recently asked the Finance Ministry to lay down a mechanism for the disbursement of the incentive in line with law number 4/2021, which stipulates approval of additional budget for State institutions for fiscal year 2020/2021 to pave way for the payment of the incentive to deserving employees.

The commission asked the State institutions, whose lists of beneficiaries have been endorsed and submitted to the ministry, to strictly comply with the disbursement guidelines.

It also unveiled a plan to form a committee to receive complaints from employees whose names were excluded from the list of beneficiaries. It added that the excluded personnel must explain in writing why they deserve the incentive.

The electricity capacity from solar energy projects implemented by Kuwait will reach approximately 4,000 megawatts after their completion by 2030, reports Al-Anba daily.

The Ministry of Electricity and Water source said this is done in cooperation with the Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR) and that the electricity is generated by the Shaqaya project and supplied to the grid following studies that were undertaken by the World Bank.