The activation of the official character of the Amazigh language, in all aspects of public life, is a priority for government action, according to the framework note of the finance bill (PLF) for the 2023 financial year. , sent by the Head of Government to the ministerial departments.
“In accordance with constitutional requirements, the activation of the official character of the Amazigh language, in all aspects of public life, is a priority for government action. This implies for the government the concerted efforts with the various stakeholders, and the mobilization of the human, logistical and financial resources necessary for the implementation of the provisions of the organic law on the Amazigh language”, underlines the note.
As such, the government has drawn up a roadmap comprising 25 measures, including the integration of the Amazigh language in public administrations and services, as well as areas relating to education, health, justice, the media audiovisual, communication, culture and art, said the same source. The year 2023 will thus be marked by the launch of the project to assign 300 Amazigh-speaking reception assistants to support users in the courts, hospitals and health centers of the Kingdom. The implementation of the rest of the procedures will also be accelerated during the same year.
To this end, the government has allocated an envelope of 200 million dirhams under the 2022 Finance Law, a budget which will be gradually revised upwards to reach 1 billion dirhams by 2025.
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