Alejandro Murat renders his 6th Government Report in an impressive recently built cultural venue

Oaxaca de Juárez, Oax., November 18, 2022.- Taking as a framework the recently completed “Álvaro Carrillo” Cultural Center, a venue for the arts whose architectural characteristics and technology place it at the level of the best in the country, Governor Alejandro Murat Hinojosa rendered his sixth government report to the people of Oaxaca, in which he detailed the dreams, battles and victories of his Administration, which were possible thanks to the trust placed in his project and the good ties of dialogue and collaboration that were established with the Federal Government and the 570 municipalities of the entity.

In front of thousands of citizens, both those who witnessed the event in person, and those who followed the transmission of his message through the signal of the Oaxacan Radio and Television Corporation (Cortv), as well as various communication platforms, the Chief of the The Executive Branch expressed its satisfaction for fulfilling its mission of making the objectives embodied in the Five Axes and the Transversal Policies that guided its work in Oaxaca a reality.

“We have managed to Create, Build and Grow by working shoulder to shoulder, alongside the productive sectors of our state; with the women, with the teachers, with the youth and with the people of the countryside”, he emphasized in the presence of his wife Ivette Morán de Murat, who was in charge of the State DIF System, while reiterating his gratitude for your support in this task, showing that as a family it was possible.

Our legacy is to have contributed to changing the face of Oaxaca – Murat Hinojosa continued firmly – to achieve six years of social peace, economic growth and prosperity. The governance that Oaxaca is experiencing today is an indicator that the different Branches and orders of government know how to work as a team. It is a reflection of mutual respect, plurality, maturity, civility and professionalism placed above acronyms and colors. “Our premise was and will continue to be: first Oaxaca, then Oaxaca and finally Oaxaca.”

Likewise, the Oaxacan President enunciated the main results that he obtained together with his work team in different areas such as governance, economic growth, social development, infrastructure and security.

Governance in Oaxaca

Regarding attention to social organizations, he highlighted that the beginning of his government was marked by the challenge of achieving peace in Asunción Nochixtlán, in the Oaxacan Mixteca, which materialized through dialogue and the construction of commitments, among which The construction of the Polytechnic University of Nochixtlán “Abraham Castellanos” stands out. While in the health sector, he highlighted the reorganization of the sector, which had been bequeathed by the two previous administrations in unsustainable conditions. Regarding the health sector, it also reported that the completion of five hospitals was completed and 585 medical units were built, expanded, rehabilitated or replaced with an investment of 775 million 25 thousand pesos, which allowed hospital occupation in the most critical moments of the pandemic by COVID-19 will not exceed 70%. He also highlighted that before his administration, only one hospital had been built in 50 years.

The dialogue with the Oaxacan teachers, explained the governor, has made it possible to achieve significant improvements in the working conditions of its members, the normalista graduates. Proof of this is the improvement in the classrooms through the provision of furniture, school, electronic and audiovisual equipment to 4,290 basic education schools, with an investment of more than 309 million pesos for the benefit of 459,634 students and 21 thousand 583 teachers and teachers. This has also allowed Oaxaca girls and boys to enjoy full school cycles for five consecutive years, something that had not happened for 35 years.

“On the other hand, through 85 thousand 551 work tables, we were able to reconcile and generate labor, municipal and social agreements for the benefit of the Oaxacan people. A particularly important case was the supply of drinking water to the town of Ayutla, Mixe, through the investment of 9 million 864 thousand pesos in water infrastructure to contribute to the solution of the agrarian conflict that made it difficult to provide this basic service. ”, he detailed.

security actions

The improvements in the regional barracks were a reality, but also with the support of the Government of Mexico, he said, 49.8 million pesos were invested for the construction of three regional barracks in Espinal, San Juan Bautista Tuxtepec and Santiago Pinotepa Nacional. Actions that have allowed Oaxaca to remain for five years as one of the 10 states with the lowest crime rate per 100,000 inhabitants.

Likewise, the State of Oaxaca has managed to certify 4,968 police officers, which means that 95% of the entity’s state force is certified and there are currently 18 C2 Control and Command Centers, coupled with the increase of 1,600 security cameras. surveillance, that is, three times more than those installed in the previous six-year term.

Oaxaca, one of the 3 states that has reduced poverty the most

“In my Government we registered the lowest poverty and extreme poverty indices in history, since from 2016 to 2020, there was a reduction of 6.3 percentage points, that is, more than 90 thousand people left poverty, equivalent to the population of Santa Cruz Xoxocotlán. In this same period but in the measurement of extreme poverty, we registered a reduction of 3.6 percentage points, that is, more than 88 thousand people left extreme poverty, equivalent to the population of Salina Cruz,” he stated, detailing that of the 570 municipalities, 475 reduced their poverty and 439 their extreme poverty.

Regarding the rights of women, the governor highlighted that the construction of 10 Development Centers for Women was achieved and now there are 30% more than in the previous administration; Added to this is the increase from 170 to 550 Municipal Instances for Women, that is, an increase of 223% was achieved.

On the other hand, the Oaxacan President reported that attention to indigenous peoples required the investment of 302 million 199 thousand 299 pesos in 97 potable water, drainage and sanitation actions, benefiting 82 indigenous municipalities; 12 million pesos in the Lenguas Vivas program to preserve the different languages ​​of our native peoples and 19 million pesos in Seeds of Talent scholarships for indigenous youth, to mention a few actions.

The sport was also given a boost with the delivery of support to athletes and the holding of world-class events and the construction of the Ricardo Flores Magón sports complex and the Tuxtepec Sports Unit. During these six years, efforts to care for children were redoubled, one of these fundamental actions was the rehabilitation and construction of educational physical infrastructure for girls and boys with disabilities in 47 Multiple Care centers through an investment of 39.2 million pesos, in addition to signing the Pact for Early Childhood for the benefit of Oaxacan children in the 570 municipalities of the state and the large works carried out by the State DIF System, which impact their well-being.

There was economic growth

During his speech, Murat Hinojosa announced that in 2016, the Oaxacan economy had a drop of -1.5%, while in 2021 it grew 6.8%, and in 2022 it has accumulated growth of 2.6 points, which means an average sustained growth of more than 4% per year throughout the six-year term.

In addition to job training, he continued, through BanOaxaca, the productive vocations of many micro, small, and medium-sized companies have been strengthened; Credits for an amount of 2 thousand 429 million pesos have been placed in 265 municipalities, benefiting 48 thousand 191 economic units. Added to this is the support granted to Oaxacan entrepreneurs.

We bequeath infrastructure

Among the outstanding works of his government in the matter, Murat Hinojosa highlighted the Oaxaca Gastronomic Center, a space that required an investment of 75 million pesos to strengthen the tourist attraction of the capital and the preservation of the Oaxacan culinary tradition; as well as the construction of the Gusano de Seda Sanctuary in San Pedro Cajonos, the first in the country, which benefits more than 1,400 producers in the Sierra Norte.

He also gave special mention to the Huatulco Forum, which has had an investment of 323 million 754 thousand pesos. It is located in the Bahía Chahué marina and its main auditorium has a capacity for 1,285 people.

To this was added the opening of Aripo Casa 8 Regiones, the construction of the Ciudad Ixtepec airport and the beginning of the modernization of the Puerto Escondido airport; He also said that it has the Made in Oaxaca Brand certification, and the “Café Pluma” Denomination of Origin; Thanks to this protection, the price of a quintal of coffee is above 5 thousand pesos.

“For the continuity of the construction of the Barranca Larga-Ventanilla and Mitla-Tehuantepec highways, we have established 238 work tables benefiting an average of 75 populations on both routes. The progress of the Mitla-Tehuantepec highway is 75% and that of the Barranca Larga-Ventanilla highway is 85%”, he informed, also announcing that the works of the Interoceanic Corridor are advancing thanks to the close collaboration of the State Government. This work, he said, means an investment of 3 thousand 900 million pesos and will be the motor of development of the entire south-southeast region.

sustainable Oaxaca

In terms of sustainability, the Head of the Executive Branch highlighted, we carried out the Comprehensive Plan for the Sanitation of the “Atoyac and Salado” rivers, which improved the quality of life of 802 thousand 322 inhabitants of 38 municipalities. In the six years of government, the recovery of soil in Protected Natural Areas has increased from 8.5 hectares to 106.1 hectares.

Added to this is the “Energía Eólica del Sur” wind power plant, with an installed capacity of 398 Megawatts (MW), considered the largest park in Latin America and required an investment of one billion dollars.

Oaxaca efficient and with healthy finances

Today Oaxaca has healthy finances. The responsible management of public resources allowed this government to end up with a public debt 3.3% less than that received in 2016.

“Thanks to the responsible management of finances we were able, since 2021, to increase the credit rating of the State to a solid level of “A”. It was also possible to improve the result of the traffic light of the SHCP Alert System since 2021, going from Yellow in 2016 to Green ”, he stated.

Likewise, this administration has solved 100% of the financial outstandings for more than 11 thousand 400 million pesos bequeathed by past administrations and 98% of the 297 observations to the 2017-2022 fiscal year have been solved.

resilient Oaxaca

Finally, the Oaxacan President recalled that his government faced enormous challenges that put it to the test, such as the 2017 earthquakes, the COVID-19 pandemic and Hurricane “Aghata”, but with the support of the Oaxacans, it was demonstrated that Oaxaca is a resilient state, that knows how to stand up in the face of adversities that come its way.

“We work very hard for the Oaxacan families and to rebuild the damage. Today I close a cycle, in which for six years we achieved alliances to boost the growth of Oaxaca; I appreciate the sum of wills of all and all. Oaxaca, thank you for allowing me to be part of you, for giving me the opportunity to serve you; It was an honor to be your governor and to work tirelessly for the Oaxacan families,” he concluded.