The governor of Almaty congratulated citizens on the Fatherland Defender’s Day

In his speech, Almaty’s governor Bauyrzhan Baybek mentioned that the day the Formation of the Armed Forces of the country was inscribed in golden letters in the glorious chronicle of Independent Kazakhstan.

"As Elbasy said," The Armed Forces are the main guarantor of security and the indestructible stronghold of sovereignty and peaceful rest in our country. " Today we pay tribute to the defenders of the fatherland of all generations of Kazakhstan. The names of Karasay Batyr, Bogenbay Batyr, Bauyrzhan Momyshuly, Leonid Bed, Boris Kerimbayev and many others will forever remain in the memory of our people. We will always be proud of the courage and courage of our heroes and veterans who won the Great Patriotic War, ”said Bauyrzhan Baybek.

The governor of the city emphasized that it’s the sacred duty of everyone to provide their care and support to veterans and home front workers. By the Victory Day, every war veteran and disabled person has already received 250 thousands tenge. At the same time, the executive committee made a decision to increase the annual assistance two times more. Thus, this year veterans in Almaty will receive 500 thousands tenge each.

“For the years of Independence, an efficient, mobile and well-equipped army has been created in the country. High marks were given by the Head of State, the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Kazakhstan Kasym-Zhomart Tokayev at the last Aibalta-2019 exercise. State support of the army allowed to raise the prestige of military service. The subject of constant attention is the social security of military personnel. Since the beginning of the realization of the new housing model, almost 10,000 military personnel in Almaty have opened deposits in the Zhilstroysberbank, and more than 360 families have already become owners of their own homes, ”he said.

It should be noted that over the past three years in Almaty more than 9 thousand families, including socially vulnerable groups of the population, orphans, large and incomplete families, disabled people, participants of the Great Patriotic War and equated to them, state employees, military men, received the keys to their own apartments. and etc.

In the near future, almost 2,000 Almaty families will receive their apartments, including 200 low-income and large families, according to the Bakytty Otbasy urban housing program.

The ceremonial event continued with the delivery of gifts to selectees, certificates to pupils of the Zhas Sarbaz movement, demonstration performances of the airborne troops and a concert program.