President signs decree to improve activities in field of supporting women and strengthening family institution

The document said that currently 514 Doctors of Sciences, 6 academicians, 15 Heroes of Uzbekistan, 17 senators, 15 deputies of the Legislative Chamber and more than 23 percent of deputies of the People’s Deputies of Kengashes of the People’s Deputies, as well as 72 percent of people, working in the spheres of science and education, upbringing, health care, culture and art, are women.

In order to increase the activity of the Women’s Committee of Uzbekistan, as well as to radically improve its activities in the area of supporting women and strengthening the family institution, priority areas for the activities of the Women’s Committee of Uzbekistan have been identified.

From 1 April 2018, specialists in working with women and strengthening spiritual and moral values will be introduced at each gathering of citizens.

In order to conduct fundamental, applied and innovative research in the areas of family values and traditions, the Scientific and Practical Research Center Oila (Family) under the Cabinet of Ministers and its territorial subdivisions are being established on the basis of the Republican Scientific and Practical Center Oila.

Oila Center will promote and introduce the conceptual idea “Healthy family - healthy society”, as well as the constitutional principle “The family is under protection of society and the state” in society.

The document said that management of the Women’s Committee and the Oila Center, as well as theur territorial branches will be responsible for addressing family and women problems.

According to the decree, from 1 April 2018, Civil Registry Offices will be subordinated to the khokimiyats of the districts (cities).

In order to implement systemic interaction on family and women issues, the deputy hokim of the district (city) - the chairman of the women’s committee of the district (city) - is responsible for monitoring and coordinating the activities of the Civil Registry Office, the district (city) department of the Oila Center and other women’s structures and family.

Taking into account the proposal of the Women’s Committee of Uzbekistan, Uzbekistan Youth Union, the Association "Tadbirkor Ayol", the decree approved formation of the Public Fund for Support of Women and the Family.

It should be noted that the main objectives of this public fund are to provide material assistance to women and families in difficult social situations, women with disabilities, and to promote women’s entrepreneurship initiatives.

The decree also envisages organization of “female consultations” in structure of family clinics and rural medical posts, who will provide consultations to adolescent girls and women of child-bearing age.

According to the Decree of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated 10 June 1999 No. UP-2326, the Zulfiya State Prize is awarded to gifted girls aged 14 to 22 years to one representative of the Republic of Karakalpakstan, regions and the city of Tashkent.

In line with new presidential decree, the award is now gifted to girls aged 14 to 30 to two representatives from the Republic of Karakalpakstan, regions and the city of Tashkent. This provides ample opportunities for girls who have achieved special success in education, science, literature, culture, art, sports, as well as engaged in social activities.

According to the new order established by the decree, students of general secondary, secondary special, professional educational institutions, who won the Zulfiya State Prize, are accepted to bachelor’s programs of the universities and graduates of bachelor’s programs to master’s programs of the universities.

Uzbek leader also established a breastplate “Mutabar ayol”, which is awarded to women, who have been active and initiative in the life of society and the state and contributed to strengthening of the well-being of families, protection of motherhood and childhood by its fruitful work.

President of Uzbekistan approved a program of comprehensive measures to support women and strengthen the Institute of Family, consisting of 5 chapters and 56 items. It is aimed at ensuring the implementation of the priority directions and tasks of the decree in practice.