Within the framework of the extensive message to the nation —approximately 5 hours long— for July 28, the President of the Republic, Dina Boluarteannounced the creation of the Ministry of Infrastructure, which will absorb some institutions and programs such as the National Infrastructure Authority and the Agency for Investment Studies and Projects, among others. Although There was not much precision about what this proposal consists of.some members of the Gustavo Adrianzén’s Cabinet They were also unable to shed further light on the issue when questioned hours later.
According to what was expressed by the head of statethe purpose of the creation of this new ministry It is to unify in a single entity the execution of studies and the implementation of the infrastructure carried out by the Government.
“As a Government, it is our responsibility to do what is necessary so that the entities of the Executive Branch fulfill their duty of service to citizens and the general interest. This task must be fulfilled in an efficient, effective, timely, transparent and quality manner,” he said as **part** of his message from the Congress of the republic.
Hania Pérez de Cuellar was unable to respond to the new Ministry of Infrastructure
Hours later, the Minister of Housing, Hania Perez from Cuellar, gave an interview to ‘Punto final’, in which she was asked about the creation of the Ministry of Infrastructure. Far from clarifying how this new portfolio would be structured, she only limited herself to giving some preliminary scope and indicating that the discussion of funds would take place in Parliament, when the project presented by the Ministry of Infrastructure is debated. Executive For this end.
“This is the first step in a broader reform of the State. It is not just about creating a ministry and adding programs to it. It will be part of the discussion that will be opened in Congress. A project has been presented and it will surely give rise to a broad debate in Congress. The voices of specialists and specialized colleges will be heard, but as a Government we want to put things in order,” he said.
In this sense, Perez de Cuellar Lubienska He said that the “new ministry would improve management procedures” and would not only have a positive impact on solving problems in the Ministry of Housing, “but also in other ministries that have public works.”
The statements of the Minister of Housing They show that You would have an idea of how you want to integrate programs in a new ministry, but not how it would positively impact, nor the real benefits and costs of creating a new ministry, taking into account the public expenditure that this would entail.
“The idea that has been put forward is an idea that has already been discussed on other occasions in Peru, and what is proposed is not to merge the ministries. She (the president) spoke of other possibilities at the end. What she proposes is to create another ministry, a ministry of public works in which several programs will be transferred. In the case of the Ministry of Housing, there would be three programs. (…) I think it is a possibility, once and for all, to solve problems,” she added.
