TURKESTAN: ELDERLY PEOPLE WERE MET IN THE LIBRARY " FARAB " AND ETHNO - VILLAGE

On October 1, the International day of the elderly was also celebrated by the elderly of the Turkestan region. Akim of the region Umirzak Shukeyev respectfully met with the old-timers in the library "FARAB". Having familiarized the venerable people of the older generation with the unique library, the head of the region congratulated them on the holiday, wishing them well and long life.

"We are a people who have always revered and respected the older generation. Your life path, your wisdom is considered an example for us. Your contribution to the development of sacred Turkestan is also special. You are an inexhaustible source of wisdom, which is very valuable for all of us. I wish you, your families and loved ones good health, long life," Umirzak Shukeyev said.

Letters of thanks from the akim of the region, the regional maslikhat and the regional Council of veterans were awarded to veterans and home front workers, a number of honored labor veterans and intellectuals who became an example for the younger generation. They were also awarded the badge "Kurmet belgisi" of the Central Republican Council and the nominations "El agasy" and "Ayaly azhe" of the Turkestan Regional Council of Veterans.

About 60 old people who took part in the solemn event visited the exhibition of artisans organized in the ethnoaul. A rich dastarkhan was laid in honor of the elderly guests, and artists performed with songs and kuys. In addition, they visited sacred Turkestan, where they got acquainted with new objects erected in the region.

About 176 thousand pensioners live in the Turkestan region. Of these, 26 veterans of the Great Patriotic War, 2667 participants and invalids of the Great Patriotic War, 6336 thousand home front workers. To date, a monthly pension supplement is paid in the amount of 1 monthly calculation index for about 400 lonely elderly people over 80 years old.

By the Victory Day, participants and invalids of the Great Patriotic War were provided with financial assistance in the amount of 1 million tenge. One-time financial assistance in the amount of 233.3 million tenge was also provided to 6808 home front veterans who contributed to the victory. Within the framework of the campaign "Kamkorlyk" carried out in the region, assistance was provided to 15.6 thousand veterans.

Centers of "Active longevity" for our veterans have been opened in the cities of Arys and Zhetysai. And in the near future, a modern center for veterans will open in Turkestan and work in this direction will continue in the future.