The first operational meeting of the Minister of Road and Transport for 2026 took place on January 7, 2026. At the beginning of the meeting, the Minister of Road and Transport, B. Delgersaikhan, provided a brief update on the policies and directions to be pursued by the Government of Mongolia in 2026. He emphasized the need to increase state productivity and ensure the delivery of government services to citizens without bureaucracy or delays.
Specifically, following the Government's decision on December 18, 2025, to restore the operations of the Professional Inspection Agency, the Minister instructed relevant department heads to ensure the implementation of sector-wide inspections. This includes centralizing inspection and research personnel back into the General Agency for Specialized Inspection, eliminating functional overlaps, and improving the management of state organizations.
Prime Minister G. Zandanshatar met with citizens of Shine-Ider soum, Khovsgol aimag, at the beginning of the year on January 5, 2025. During the meeting, local residents expressed significant concerns regarding the lack of job opportunities. Consequently, the Minister directed state-owned companies operating in rural areas to focus on providing employment for local citizens. In this context, “Mongolian Railway company ” was advised to implement a special policy to employ citizens from the aimags and soums of the Gobi region.
Furthermore, in connection with the Government's decision on January 7, 2026, to bring the Borteeg field of the Tavantolgoi group into economic circulation, the Executive Director of “Mongolian Railway company”, O. Batchuluun, was tasked with:
Preparing for the commencement of Borteeg coal exports.
Utilizing border port outlets effectively.
Focusing on organizational readiness and logistics.
Within the framework of the Law on State Austerity and the improvement of internal operations and corporate management, state-owned companies in the road and transport sector were warned to re-evaluate their organizational structures. This includes reducing the headcount of employees working on shift systems in rural areas, increasing accountability, improving supervision, and eliminating the duplication of functions.