Socio-economic development of Kostanay region within the framework of the implementation of priority directions of the Address of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the People of Kazakhstan
Today, at a press conference in the Central Communications Service under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Kumar AKSAKALOV spoke about the main achievements of the Kostanay region in the framework of the implementation of the Message of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the people of Kazakhstan, as well as about the socio-economic development of the region following the results of 6 months of 2023.
"Since the beginning of the year, positive results have been achieved in many areas of activity in the region. The main indicator is a short–term economic indicator, the growth rate of which has been provided by 3.4% since the beginning of the year. The average monthly salary with an increase of 23.0%," Kumar Aksakalov said.
As part of the instructions of the Head of State to ensure stable growth of all sectors of the economy, we are planning a number of measures aimed at modernizing industrial enterprises, increasing the number of small businesses, increasing the competitiveness of products produced in the field.
Special attention is focused on ensuring and maintaining steady rates in the basic sectors of the region's economy, as well as the construction industry, improving the quality of life and employment of the population, which affects the overall development of the country.
Throughout the past year, there has been a decline in the industry of the region, now the situation is stabilizing and production volumes are gradually increasing.
Thus, the volume of industry increased by 2.6% and amounted to 1.1 trillion tenge. In the manufacturing industry, the growth in production volumes was ensured by increasing the production of mechanical engineering by 41.0%, finished metal products by 12.2%, food by 17.3%, beverage production by 13.6%.
The production of cars and trucks, tractors , combines , confectionery , butter , meat , milk , sausage products and flour has been increased .
Kumar Aksakalov separately focused on the development of the agro-industrial complex of the region:
"The President in his Message noted that "the main task of the agro–industrial complex is to fully provide the country with basic foodstuffs." We are faced with the task of increasing the production of crop and livestock products, through investments in increasing the sowing of highly profitable crops, the introduction of new technologies and the introduction of mineral, liquid fertilizers."
The total output for January-May 2023 amounted to 106.9 billion tenge. The physical volume index is 104.1%. The industry attracted 35.0 billion tenge of investments with an increase of 44%.
In the future, it is planned to build at least 10 new MTFs annually. They will be fully automated. This is the main criterion for future dairy farms.
Almost 100 billion tenge of investments will be attracted for the implementation of the projects, with the creation of more than 800 new jobs.
It is planned to invest more than in the processing of agricultural products
80 billion tenge for the implementation of 12 projects, of which 7 – crop production, 2 – dairy products, 3 – meat products.
One of them is the construction of a new complex for the production of cheeses of all types in the assortment (Milh LLP), with the involvement of the well–known German manufacturer Deutsches Milchkontor GmbH, which will increase production capacity and ensure an increase in cheese production, reducing import dependence. The project cost is 7.2 billion tenge, the capacity is 2.0 thousand tons of products per year. By attracting investors, we adopt their experience, as well as the latest technologies.
With the launch of the new plant, the share of processed milk will increase to 60%.
Housing construction is developing dynamically in the region. Since the beginning of the year, more than 175 thousand square meters of housing have been put into operation, the living conditions of more than 1,500 families have been improved. The growth in housing commissioning was 3.5%.
In total, up to 500.0 thousand m2 of housing (more than 4 thousand apartments) will be built by the end of this year, which is 11.4% more than last year.
Construction is underway not only in the regional center and cities, but also in districts. 27 billion tenge has been allocated for these purposes with an increase of 28.6%.
The Kostanay Zhastary program is also being implemented in the region. In 2022, this project was implemented in the regional center in a pilot mode. This year we have expanded the scale to all districts and increased the amount of funding by 3 times. Currently, 2.1 billion tenge has been allocated for the purchase of housing for at least 140 young Kostanay residents.
This year, special attention is paid to the development of Arkalyk, Amangelda and Dzhangelda districts.
In total, 23.1 billion tenge has been allocated for the development of these regions of the region with an increase of 2.7 times. Including 3.2 billion tenge for the start of construction in Arkalyk of a comprehensive school with the state language of instruction for 300 places within the framework of the "Comfortable School" project, repairs of 24 educational facilities and strengthening of the material and technical base.
The impetus for the development of the southern regions will also be given by the repair of a section of the Zhezkazgan-Petropavlovsk highway (198 km) passing through the territory of Kostanay and Akmola regions, providing access to the capital.
In addition, a program of regional financing of SMEs in Arkalyk, Amangelda and Dzhangelda districts has been developed, according to which lending to participants will be carried out at a rate of 1%. Loans will be issued mainly in the manufacturing and agricultural sectors.
The Auyl Amanaty program also contributes to employment and income growth, within the framework of which it is planned to issue 400 micro-loans and create more than 420 jobs. 1.6 billion tenge has been allocated for these purposes.
Press service of the Akim of Kostanay region
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