The Federal Authority for Government Human Resources (FAHR) has recently initiated, in cooperation with Ajman Government Human Resource Department (AGHRD), a series of tours to departments of Ajman Government to promote government employees’ discount program ‘Imtuazat’. The campaign aims to raise awareness about the program and to familiarize employees with the most important offers, discounts and benefits provided by Imtuazat, including mechanism for fully utilizing the program through the smart application.
Hanan Mohammed bin Naseef, Deputy Director of Government Communication Department , confirmed that the first awareness tour to highlight Imtyazat program was organized to Land Department and the Real Estate Regulatory Commission in Ajman, with the participation of program sponsors: Etisalat and OSN, as well as a number of exhibitors. The campaign was greatly welcomed by the department’s staff.
These tours will continue to cover all Ajman Government’s departments and institutions, as per the Memorandum of Understanding recently signed between the Authority and the Human Resources Department in Ajman, under which the employees of the Government of Ajman joined the list of beneficiaries of government employees discount program "Imtyazat", thus forming a true addition to the program launched in 2011.
Hanan bin Nassif explained that the Authority had earlier carried out a series of exhibitions and tours to promote "Imtyazat" program, covering more than 30 ministries and a federal entities across the country, to provide advise about the program and its smart application, and the most important offers made through it, which exceeded 500.
“Imtyazat smart application proved to be highly interactive and was well received by Federal Government employees, as well as by those of Government of Ajman. The number of employees who downloaded the smart application reached 25,500”, she noted, adding that the Authority coordinates under the program with private sector institutions and companies and forges partnerships with them to grant special discounts and preferential rates to government employees and their families, in order to create a positive and stimulating work environment for government employees, conducive to happiness and well-being.
Nanan further explained: “The Smart Imtiyazat application is available to the employee any time, anywhere, and enhances our government's wise approach to shift to automation and digital transformation. The application is easy to navigate, includes exclusive offers by Imtyazat partners to Federal Government employees, as well as interactive maps showing the locations of these offers. The companies listed in the initiative can update their offers and make new offers. So we call on the private sector institutions wishing to join Imtyazat program to register through the Authority’s website www.fahr.gov.ae”.
Nawal Al Kutbi, HR Programs Executive, at HR Department, stressed the department's keenness to improve the quality of services offered to Ajman government employees and provide incentives that contribute to their happiness and motivation, thus enhancing their efficiency and productivity and creating an encouraging work environment. “HR Department seeks to achieve the welfare and happiness of government employees and their families, through arrangements that ensure taking advantage of the many privileges offered by the discounts program "Imtyazat", she said, adding that the employees are provided with the latest offers and discounts and notified about how to contact the commercial and service companies offering these benefits.
Al Kutbi explained that the Department, in coordination with the Federal Authority for Government Human Resources, will continue its promotional tours to all government agencies in Ajman in order to introduce the Imtyazat Program, review the most important promotional offers and respond to inquiries about the program and offers.