Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- A regular meeting of the Kengash of the Senate of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan was held. The meeting, which considered a number of issues, was chaired by the Chairman of the Senate Tanzila Narbayeva.

The members of the Kengash first considered the issue "On measures to control the implementation of the planned projects to further improve the infrastructure of mahallas."

It was noted that in accordance with the resolution of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan “On additional measures to further improve the infrastructure of mahallas in 2022-2023” from 25 October 2022, construction and repair work was carried out at more than 6 thousand facilities in 5,284 mahallas of the republic, in 2022 it is planned to allocate 2.7 trillion soums for these purposes.

At the meeting, it was especially emphasized that the approval of project programs for the development of mahalla infrastructure for 2022-2023, developed for each region, as well as ensuring the timely and high-quality implementation of the planned activities, is of great importance.

In particular, Tanzila Narbayeva stressed that today the population of our country has exceeded 35.5 million, and the total number of mahallas in the country is 9,370, and it is in connection with this that the implementation of this task will provide the most convenient conditions for an average of 20 million population. These figures show how large-scale and relevant the identified goals are. And this, in turn, requires that senators have an open dialogue with the population in mahallas, work directly with people. We will conduct this work in close cooperation with local Kengashes and the public. We will listen to the opinion and suggestions of the population. Because the well-being of our citizens is the highest priority.

It was determined that in order to establish a system of control over the implementation of the planned measures for the development of mahalla infrastructure in the regions, members of the Senate travel to the regions on time and study the implementation of projects to improve internal roads, drinking water supply, electricity and gas supply, and repair social facilities. Deputies of local Kengashes of people’s deputies, as well as representatives of departments and organizations responsible for the implementation of projects will be involved in this process.

It is envisaged to take measures to resolve on the spot, together with the relevant departments and organizations, the shortcomings identified during the studies, problems in projects that are lagging behind in terms of execution.

The Jokargy Kenes of the Republic of Karakalpakstan, Kengashams of people’s deputies of regions, districts, cities are also recommended to assign deputies in the context of projects in order to discuss and approve at the sessions of programs of projects for the development of mahalla infrastructure for 2022-2023, to establish permanent parliamentary control over the implementation of each project provided for by the program .

These tasks are reflected in the relevant resolution of the Kengash of the Senate of the Oliy Majlis.

Also at the Kengash meeting, the results of a parliamentary request sent to the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan on the development of national content for youth and minors on the Internet, the culture of their use of social networks and protection from harmful information were considered.

It was noted that the government had carried out some positive work on the issues raised in the parliamentary inquiry.

In particular, the relevant Roadmap was approved, relevant instructions were given to the responsible ministries and departments, and their implementation was ensured. In particular, the national social network "Imkon.uz" was launched. Currently, over 15 thousand users are registered in this social network.

The Ministry of Innovative Development has announced a project competition among young people on the topic “Startup projects in national messengers and social networks”.

The Ministry of Public Education, together with experienced specialists from the University of Journalism and Mass Communications of Uzbekistan, developed curricula to improve the knowledge, skills and qualifications of school teachers in media and information literacy.

During the meeting, it was determined that the government should expand useful content in order to consistently put into practice the ideas of in-depth study and wide dissemination of the rich scientific heritage of our great ancestors, increase the volume and quality of information about Uzbekistan in the global Internet information network, constantly monitor the development and popularization of Uzbek national content.

After discussions on this issue, the relevant resolution of the Kengash of the Senate of the Oliy Majlis was adopted.