Kazakhstan, Astana, Jan. 16 / Trend D. Mukhtarov /
President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev signed a decree "On further improvement of the public administration of the Republic of Kazakhstan", the press service of Acorda informed on Wednesday.
The document provides for established of the Ministry of Regional Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan and transfer of functions and powers of the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the formation and implementation of state policy in the field of regional development, business support, including coordination of socio-entrepreneurial corporations to the newly formed institution.
The Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of the Republic of Kazakhstan will also be reorganized in the form of converting into the Ministry of Economy and Budget Planning of the Republic of Kazakhstan, with delegation to it of functions and powers in the following areas: budget planning - from the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Kazakhstan; formation of public policies for support of investment and creation of a favorable investment climate - from the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Republic of Kazakhstan; formation of public policies in the sphere of migration - from the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Kazakhstan Agency for Construction and Housing and Communal Services and the Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan on Land Management will be reorganized through their adherence to the Ministry of Regional Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Kazakhstan Agency for Atomic Energy will be reorganized in the form of its accession to the Ministry of Industry and New Technologies of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Ministry of Economy and Budget Planning of the Republic of Kazakhstan is delegated functions and powers on formation of public policy for development of "green economy" in the following areas: protection and supervision of rational use of natural resources, formation of the state water management policy, as well as the functions and powers of water management and development of fisheries, except for the issues of land reclamation- from the Ministry of Agriculture, issues of solid waste management - from the Republic of Kazakhstan Agency for Construction, Housing and Public Utilities; formation of public policy in the development of renewable energy sources - from the Ministry of Industry and New Technologies.
The President has also ordered to transfer the functions and powers of the Interior Ministry to the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection to implement the state policy in the field of population migration, inter-ministerial coordination, to develop the measures in regulating and monitoring migration processes, migration regulation, except for the functions and powers to counteract illegal immigration, to register foreigners and stateless persons, to prepare the documents for their temporary and permanent residence, people's leaving the country for permanent residence, to deals with the documentation, registration of citizens, as well as refugees' issues.
The Kazakh government has been instructed to ensure education:
Committee for Construction and Housing and Communal Services of the Ministry of Regional Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
Business Development Committee of the Ministry of Regional Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
Committee on Land Resources, Ministry of Regional Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
Atomic Energy Committee of the Ministry of Industry and New Technologies of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
Committee on Migration of the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
Fisheries Committee and the Committee of Forestry and Hunting of the Ministry of Environmental Protection of the Republic of Kazakhstan.