The vice minister of national economy of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Bauyrzhan Omarbekov, participated in the republican seminar "Corporate social responsibility – the foundation for the development of rural areas," which took place in the Kyzylorda region.

In his speech, the vice minister noted that the government pays special attention to the policy of rural area development.

One of the important steps is the Concept for the development of rural areas for 2023-2027, which was adopted and is being implemented in accordance with the Decree of the Head of State.

As part of the "Aul – El Besigi" program, 1,800 projects were implemented in 771 villages, with a total investment of 194 billion tenge.

It is worth noting that since the start of this program, the volume of funding from the republican budget has increased sixfold.

Bauyrzhan Omarbekov reported that this year, 179 billion tenge has been allocated from the republican budget to implement 1,400 projects in more than 500 villages.

He also mentioned that in 2023, 4,900 water supply and sewage facilities were constructed at a cost of 113 billion tenge, along with 85 primary healthcare facilities.

As part of the "Auyl Amanaty" project, 12,700 preferential microloans were issued, totaling 79 billion tenge.

Additionally, to attract young specialists to rural areas, the "With a Diploma to the Village" project has increased the size of the budget loan from 1,500 (5.4 million tenge) to 2,500 monthly calculation indices (9.2 million tenge).

"This year, 25 billion tenge has been allocated to the project, which will provide housing for approximately 3,100 specialists," the vice minister noted.