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In a session chaired by Prime Minister Jafar Hassan on Sunday, the Jordanian Cabinet approved several key regulatory decisions aimed at supporting agriculture, enhancing market efficiency, and advancing administrative modernization.
​The Cabinet approved an amending regulation for the Groundwater Monitoring Regulation of 2026. The amendment aims to enforce water management laws, allow existing agricultural wells to rectify their legal status until early June 2027, prevent water waste and illegal encroachments, install smart water meters, and analyze groundwater basin yields to improve agricultural conditions.
​The Cabinet also approved an amending regulation for the Fruit and Vegetable Wholesale Markets Regulation of 2026. This enhances oversight by the Ministry of Local Administration and the Ministry of Agriculture, regulates horticultural trade, protects the rights of both farmers and consumers, and ensures price stability. It further enables municipalities to establish joint wholesale markets to reduce operational costs and improve marketing infrastructure in line with the Economic Modernization Vision.
​Within the public sector modernization framework, the Cabinet approved the administrative organization regulation for the General Budget Department for 2026 to its structural design, boost financial planning efficiency, and support data-driven digital transformation.
​Regarding investment indicators, the Cabinet reviewed data for the second quarter of 2026, showing that 21 investors acquired Jordanian citizenship through investments exceeding $33 million, employing 767 Jordanian workers. Additionally, six investors obtained residency through investments close to 2 million JOD, bringing the total number of investors granted citizenship under the program since 2021 to 687.
​The Cabinet concluded with several administrative decisions: appointing Waseem Ismail Al-Adwan as Secretary-General of the Ministry of Public Works and Housing for Technical Affairs, and Raed Ahmad Halahleh as Secretary-General for Administrative and Financial Affairs; transferring Nawaf Mansour Al-Aqeel to Secretary-General of the Ministry of Education and Human Resource Development for School Affairs, and Sahar Hammad Al-Shakhatreh to Secretary-General for Educational Affairs; and referring Interior Ministry governors Firas Al-Qaaida, Hassan Al-Jubour, Malik Khraisat, and Hakim Al-Khreisha to retirement.