BAKU, Azerbaijan, Nov. 25
By Klavdiya Romakayeva - Trend:
The development of services and servicing offers in the regions of Uzbekistan is the main priority for 2021, Trend reports with reference to the government portal of Uzbekistan.
The share of the service sector in GDP amounts to 36 percent, while 86 percent of value added is created in this sector.
The volume of services per capita in Karakalpakstan Republic, Kashkadarya, Namangan and Surkhandarya regions is half the national average.
The priority tasks for the development of the service sector in the regions of Uzbekistan were discussed during a video conference chaired by President Shavkat Mirziyoyev.
It was emphasized at the meeting that by improving the roadside infrastructure, it is possible to organize the provision of services for 700 billion soums ($67.6 million) including through the construction of 400 large service facilities along 10,000 kilometers of roads passing through the territory of more than 150 districts and cities.
Responsible persons were instructed to organize trade and service facilities on the highways of international importance Tashkent-Andijan, Tashkent-Termez and Samarkand-Nukus to create new jobs.
It was determined that next year 500 billion soums ($48.3 million) of loans will be allocated for the construction of sports facilities with the involvement of entrepreneurs.
The agro-industrial sector is consistently developing in Uzbekistan. The demand for specialists in the field of agronomy, animal husbandry, veterinary medicine, and plant protection, seed production for modern greenhouses, intensive gardens and livestock farms is growing.
“Therefore, it is necessary to expand the range of modern services in this area, attract foreign experts and organize practical training,” the president noted.
Transport has the highest share in the service sector. A new public transport management system is being introduced in Tashkent, the current activity of which is the cause of public discontent.
The Ministry of Transport was instructed, with the involvement of foreign experts, to take measures to develop public transport in Nukus, regional centers and large cities.
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