Gov’t to allocate 70 trillion soums for economic and social development of Tashkent  

During the meeting, it became known that over the next five years, 70 trillion soums will be allocated from the state budget for the capital’s economic and social development.

Plans for the development of the IT sector were also announced. For this purpose, the programs “Digital Tashkent” and “Smart City” will be implemented. In particular, electronic services will be widely introduced in the fields of finance, commerce, transport, medicine and education.

Within the framework of the program “Healthy Lifestyle and Quality Medicine”, 13 new family polyclinics will be built and 25 operating family polyclinics will be renovated. The creation of multidisciplinary medical clusters is planned. In the next two years, the introduction of the state health insurance system for residents of the capital will begin. The Tashkent Medical Academy will be overhauled and equipped with advanced technologies.

At the same time, plans were presented for the construction of new educational institutions and improving the work quality of existing ones, the development of cultural and sports spheres.