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20 high‑quality films produced in first year of Iran’s latest development program: Minister
Speaking in the open session of the Parliament on November 11, Salehi said that the plan had provided an “opportunity” for ministry efforts in religion, media and related fields, and that from the outset of the current administration the ministry had pursued the statutory mandates of the Seventh Plan in earnest, IRNA reported.
He noted that all but one of the required cultural documents, regulations and program‑based actions had been submitted to the Cabinet and approved by it, with one further plan pending ratification.
He said some quantitative targets had been “fully met”, “In some cases 100% of the actions and indicators have been realized,” he claimed, pointing to the first year of the Seventh Plan as an “unsettled” budget year yet producing “figures worthy of attention”.
Salehi also highlighted the expansion of art education institutions, and domestic production of computer games for children and adolescents, adding that the indicator set by the Culture Committee on that front had been fulfilled.
On areas such as culture and expectations, mosque‑based Qur’anic programs and related fields, he said the commission’s target had been 45% achieved and another 25% was in progress, amounts he said were “credible” given the start‑up context of the first year.
Addressing headwinds, he said that certain directives assigned to the ministry had not been fully met because they rested with councils and committees, and not solely under the ministry’s remit.
He stressed that the ministry remains “responsible” but that “not all of these tasks sit on its shoulders”.
He added that the requirement to secure sufficient financing and manpower in sectors such as mosque‑based Qur’anic bodies could not be addressed through routine budget lines and would need attention during the remainder of the Seventh Development Plan.