The Message of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Was Discussed In Pavlodar Oblast

Civil servants, deputies, representatives of the ANK, the heads of large enterprises, businessmen and journalists gathered in the Friendship House to discuss key moments of the Head of State’s Message “Growth of Kazakhstan Welfare: Improving Income and Quality of Life”. In his report, the Oblast Head recalled the words of the President that from January 1, 2019, it is planned to increase the minimum wage by 1.5 times – from 28 to 42 thousand tenge. – “This will directly affect all industries, enterprises of various forms of ownership, workers of state-financed organizations,” – the Akim emphasized.

“At the same time, the minimum wage will not be tied to the subsistence minimum. Taking into account the latest trends, we understand that the country needs a new “quality of development”. The present Message defines our further actions in the context of the growth of the welfare of Kazakhstanis.” Bulat Bakauov noted that in Pavlodar Oblast they intend to realize the potential of the agro-industrial complex, to increase by 2.5 times the labour productivity and export of processed agricultural products by 2022.

“In addition, we need to ensure the development of such areas as alternative energy, new materials, blockchain and others,” – the Head of the region said. The Deputy Akims of the Oblast voiced a detailed plan of innovations related to the President’s Address. As the first Deputy Ulan Zhazylbek noted, housing construction is in full swing in Pavlodar Oblast. “Nurly Zher program is being implemented in the region. Only this year they plan to put 300 thousand square meters of the housing into service. The growth rate is about 20 per cent, the last time such a figure in housing construction was recorded in 1991. In 2021, we will complete the construction of Saryarka micro-district, this year the first foundation of Dostyk housing complex will be laid with the prospect of expansion to Dostyk-2 with a total area of up to half a million square meters. But we have to build houses that are not just affordable and beautiful, but also the most energy-efficient, taking into account the needs of a small group,” – Ulan Zhazylbek said. In addition, theses sounded about the reforms in education, the new law on the status of teachers, raising the salaries of kindergarten teachers and school psychologists, equipping educational institutions with observation cameras and other innovations voiced on Friday by the President of the country.