Mirziyoyev Demands End to Reports Claiming 'No Poor Families Left'
Bukhara Region has 40,000 unemployed individuals, while the incomes of 270,000 residents are significantly below average. The President instructed the development of plans to increase the population's income for each district.
Shavkat Mirziyoyev criticized the formal approach to combating poverty during a meeting on the development of Bukhara Region on November 4.
According to data presented at the meeting, 99,000 residents of the region work abroad. Another 24,000 returned labor migrants are unemployed. The total number of unemployed in the region is 40,000.
"From this moment, reports stating 'no poor families left' will not be accepted," the President declared.
It was separately noted that the incomes of 270,000 residents of the region are noticeably below average. To increase their incomes, plans are to be prepared for each district. Additionally, the task was set to organize vocational training for migrants working abroad in low-paying jobs.
The meeting discussed the need to diversify the region's economy. Agriculture and raw material extraction account for 43% of the gross regional product, while the share of services has increased only from 33% to 36% over the past ten years.
