A set of measures aimed at developing infrastructure for walking, supporting local businesses, and improving the socio-economic situation of the city is being implemented in Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan. These plans were announced at a meeting dedicated to the development of the capital.
In the Almazar district, 52 state-owned assets are being put up for auction, with a total value of 100 billion soms. The transfer of these assets to private individuals with ready projects is intended to stimulate economic activity and increase revenue for the city budget.
As part of improving the urban environment, special attention is paid to creating areas for active recreation. An eco-park and 12.5 kilometers of pedestrian paths along a 2.5-kilometer embankment have already been established in the 'Kichikrik' mahalla.
It is planned to transform the city's canal embankments into safe zones for walking. Specifically, along the Bozsu Canal, from the 'Shahidlar Xotirasi' memorial complex to the Chilanzar district, a continuous pedestrian path of 20 kilometers will be laid. The design for this path must be developed within one month.
To support small businesses in the capital, the possibility of adapting the ground floors of residential apartment buildings for commercial purposes and services is provided. Additionally, the limit for unsecured lending for novice entrepreneurs in Tashkent will be increased from 100 to 200 million soms.
These initiatives in the Almazar district will support 300 entrepreneurs this year and create a thousand new jobs. This successful experience is planned to be scaled up to other districts by the end of the year, ensuring employment for 20 thousand residents of the city.
In the 'Miskin' and 'Ibrohim Ota' mahallas, the industrial zone covering an area of 305 hectares, which houses 504 business facilities, will undergo modernization. Thanks to the introduction of industrial mortgage, lending, and leasing programs, the number of jobs in this zone will increase from 35 thousand to 100 thousand, and export volume will reach 600 million dollars.
The issue of a shortage of qualified personnel is also being addressed in the district. A technical college for information technology and innovation with 400 places will be established at the Almazar Center for Professional Skills, and a modern professional center will be located in the building of the former Tashkent Architectural and Construction College.
To facilitate citizens' departure for work abroad, German language courses for 500 people have been organized, as well as training for medical workers for the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Twenty major recruitment agencies from Germany, Japan, Korea, and the United Kingdom will be involved in the labor attraction process; a project for seasonal employment of 1,500 people annually will be implemented with companies from France.
By the end of the year, an innovation cluster will begin to form in the 'Yeshlar Shaharcha' student town on an area of 42 hectares, combining an IT park, high-tech enterprises, and educational institutions.
It should be noted that this year, investment attraction of $9 billion is planned for 12 districts of the capital, but the president emphasized the need to intensify this work during the video selection meeting.
