Poverty reduction to become a nationwide movement in Uzbekistan

A new program titled "From Poverty to Prosperity" is being developed to reduce poverty. The President has instructed that every neighborhood be thoroughly surveyed to create a “portrait of poor families.” Individual programs will be designed for each family, and specific tasks will be assigned to each ministry.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev chaired a video conference to elevate efforts to reduce poverty to a new stage.

Following the President’s instructions, responsible officials have delved deeper into the issue, visiting the most impoverished neighborhoods to understand which areas need more attention.

In this process, detailed discussions have been held with entrepreneurs from sectors such as trade, services, textiles, healthcare, catering, construction, handicrafts, electrical engineering, and transport.

Studies show that poverty cannot be solved solely by distributing money.

Currently, there are 250,000 job vacancies in companies offering salaries of up to 3-5 million UZS per month. However, 35% of employable members in poor families lack the necessary skills and knowledge.

Additionally, 43% of women who wish to work cannot do so because they are occupied with child care.

Eighty-three percent of poor families have large plots of land, but 62% of them face water issues, 48% have electricity problems, and 50% struggle to access central markets.

The President emphasized that since the causes of poverty vary, the solutions must also be tailored accordingly.

It was announced that a large-scale "From Poverty to Prosperity" program is being prepared for the coming years, which will be based on seven principles of opportunity and responsibility, outlining Uzbekistan's new approach.

From now on, reducing poverty will become a nationwide movement.

Officials have been tasked with conducting a full survey of each neighborhood to create a “portrait of poor families.” There will be individual programs for each poor family, and the specific duties of each ministry will be clearly defined.

The economic sector, led by Jamshid Kuchkarov, will be responsible for lifting families out of poverty, while the social protection sector, led by Mansurbek Olloyorov, will determine which families should be added to or removed from the poverty registry.