Pavlodar regional maslikhat of the VII convocation held the first meeting

New members of the maslikhat started working on January 15. At the first session deputies elected a secretary of maslikhat, created standing commissions and approved the program of territory development of Pavlodar region until 2025.

The meeting began with presentation of the badges and certificates for the deputies. After that the secretary was elected. The candidate, Yernur Aitkenov, was endorsed unanimously. His last place of employment was akim of Terenkol area. In addition, the deputies have approved members of five standing commissions. The commission of economy and budget was headed by Meiram Begentayev, commission of social and cultural development – Dinara Aitzhanova, commission for ensuring the rights and legal interests of people - Ilya Terenchenko, commission of agricultural problems – Sailau Urazbayev and commission of ecology and environmental protection – Serik Sadvakasov.

During the session the deputies were presented the program for the development of Pavlodar region until 2025.

“The document is intended to solve 7 key issues. It is a decrease in the number of people, developed raw material industries, advanced processing in the agro-industrial complex, problems in the housing and utility sector, shortage of student places at schools, bad environmental situation and high morbidity and mortality from the oncology diseases. The program includes three main directions: “Growth of the regional economy”, “Comfortable and safe region for living”, “New quality of life”. Development goals and corresponding indicators have been chosen for the implementation of each of them”, the head of the Department of Economy and Budget Planning Irina Nazarchuk said.

The deputies have supported the proposed program for the development of the territory. It will be implemented this year.

Akim of Pavlodar region Abylkair Skakov noted that the pandemic and its consequences set the tasks before the executive and representative authorities to take effective measures in a time manner.

“You have to continue to work on the main priorities of the social and economic development, monitor the execution of the state program and work effectively with your voters. I believe that you together with the executive authority will work for the benefit of people, living here. I ask you to work more actively on the pressing issues, raised by our residents”, the head of the region said to the deputies.

As a result of the elections, which took place on January 10,2020, three parties: “Nur Otan” – 27 people, “Auyl” – 3 people and “Ak zhol” – 2 people were included in the Pavlodar regional maslikhat. The new deputy corps consists of 10 women and 22 men. The average age of people’s representatives – 45 years, the youngest of them – 30 years.