Kassym-Jomart Tokayev received akims of the Turkestan region and Shymkent
January 16, 2024
The President was reported that based on the results of last year, there was a positive trend in the main macroeconomic indicators in the Turkestan region. In particular, the volume of industrial production in the region increased by 2.5% and exceeded 1 trillion tenge. In order to develop the manufacturing industry, 20 planned projects were launched totaling 30.2 billion tenge with the creation of 594 new jobs.
Darkhan Satybaldy said that in the next five years it is planned to increase the region’s own revenues by 100 billion tenge. As a result of the diversification of the industry, a record harvest was collected – 3.3 million tons of vegetable and garden products. In accordance with the instructions of the Head of State, new approaches to agriculture and water-saving technologies are being introduced to increase productivity and save water.
Kassym-Jomart Tokayev was informed about the development of small and medium-sized businesses in the region. According to Darkhan Satybaldy, the number of business entities has reached 211 thousand, and products worth 1.6 trillion tenge have been produced. The volume of construction work amounted to 407.5 billion tenge, 898.9 thousand square meters of housing were put into operation. About three thousand families received new apartments. In addition, last year, 35 schools were built using budget funds, of which 20 were put into operation. As part of the “Comfortable School” project, 63 schools will be built in the region over three years, designed for 49 thousand students.
The President was also provided with information about the ongoing work on water and gas supply to villages in the region. Last year, new water pipelines were installed in 20 settlements in the region, and dilapidated systems in nine villages were updated. The construction of 62 gas facilities has also been completed; in addition, 48 settlements have been connected to gas.
The President was presented with a report on the socio-economic development of Shymkent for 2023.
As the Head of State was informed, at the end of last year, the volume of investments in fixed capital increased by 26 percent and amounted to 724.3 billion tenge. Industrial products worth more than 1 trillion tenge were produced. The construction industry is developing dynamically, more than 1 million square meters of housing have been commissioned.
According to the akim, in order to develop the industrial sector in the city, work has begun on bringing infrastructure to five production zones with a total area of 867 hectares, and a pool of investment projects has been formed.
Currently, there are more than 128 thousand small and medium-sized businesses operating in the city. This is 16.4% more than in 2022. For the development of entrepreneurship, 3,498 projects were supported for a total amount of 19.8 billion tenge.
The President was also informed about the progress of work to modernize the infrastructure of Shymkent. In particular, work is underway to build a new airport terminal and reconstruct the railway station. Facilities such as the “Izetti Zeynetker” health center, Congress Hall, Table Tennis Complex and a new hippodrome were built in the city. Last year, the Schoolchildren’s Palace, the Creative Center for Children and extensions to three schools were also put into operation. As a “Comfortable School”part of the national project , the construction of 18 educational institutions with 28 thousand places has begun.
The President was also provided with information about the objects returned to state ownership. In particular, the former Phosphoric Palace, which had been abandoned for years, was returned to the city’s balance sheet, transferred to state ownership and Sputnik Square was reconstructed at the expense of sponsors.
At the end of the meeting, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev gave specific instructions for further diversification of the city’s economy, attracting additional investments, as well as strengthening measures to support small and medium-sized businesses.