Meet-the-people tours of late HM helped in policy making

Muscat: Meet-the-people tours (Royal Tours) of late His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said bin Taimour represented a unique method of participation of leadership in formulating policies with the help of citizens.
The annual Royal Tours of late His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said bin Taimour to the various governorates became a part of the national work programme aimed to ascertain the development of the country in educational, social, health and economic fields.
The Royal Tours represented a unique practice to further cement the ties between the leader and citizens. Late His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said bin Taimour laid the foundations of security and stability in the country coupled with the efforts for empowering citizens to efficiently contribute to the development of the country.
The Royal Tours of late His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said bin Taimour, who spared no effort for the comfort and prosperity of citizens, provided them an opportunity to directly communicate with the leader about their concerns in an open democratic environment.
This is in addition to the Royal Inspection Tours late His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said bin Taimour used to make to the various ministries, government institutions and the new schools and hospitals, since the early days of His Majesty’s reign, in order to acquaint with the works therein.