Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed a decree on measures to implement the administrative reform of New Uzbekistan.

In accordance with the decree, the number of executive bodies is reduced from 61 to 28. The number of ministries will be 21.

Some state bodies from 1 January change organizational subordination or are abolished.

In particular, 24 state bodies are changing their organizational subordination.

Committees:

State Committee on Statistics - reorganized into the Agency of Statistics under the President;

State Defense Industry Committee - reorganized into the Defense Industry Agency under the Ministry of Defense;

The Committee on Interethnic Relations and Friendly Ties with Foreign Countries under the Cabinet of Ministers will be subordinate to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism;

Committee for the Management of State Reserves under the Cabinet of Ministers (Uzkomgosrezerv) - to the Ministry of Economy and Finance;

State Forestry Committee - Forestry Agency under the Ministry of Natural Resources;

State Tax Committee - Tax Committee under the Ministry of Economy and Finance;

State Customs Committee - Customs Committee under the Ministry of Economy and Finance;

State Committee of Family and Women - Committee of Family and Women under the Ministry of Employment and Poverty Reduction;

State Committee for Veterinary Medicine and Livestock Development - Committee for Veterinary Medicine and Livestock Development under the Ministry of Agriculture;

Committee for the development of sericulture and woolen industry - goes under the control of the Ministry of Agriculture.

Agencies:

Agency for Youth Affairs - subordinate to the Ministry of Youth Policy and Sports;

Agency of Presidential Educational Institutions - reorganized into the Agency of Specialized Educational Institutions under the Ministry of Preschool and School Education;

Cinematography Agency - subordinate to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism;

Cadastral Agency under the State Tax Committee - subordinate to the Ministry of Economy and Finance;

Agency "Uzarchiv" - under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Justice;

Agency for Space Research and Technology under the Cabinet of Ministers - subordinate to the Ministry of Digital Technologies;

Cultural Heritage Agency under the Ministry of Tourism and Cultural Heritage - subordinate to the Fund for the Development of Culture and Art under the Cabinet of Ministers;

Agency for Work of Mahallabay and Entrepreneurship Development - subordinate to the Ministry of Employment and Poverty Reduction;

The Pharmaceutical Industry Development Agency is subordinate to the Ministry of Investment, Industry and Trade, and the functions in terms of registration of medicines and medical devices - to the Ministry of Health;

The Plant Protection and Quarantine Agency is subordinate to the Ministry of Agriculture.

Inspectorates:

State Inspectorate for Supervision in the Sphere of Informatization and Telecommunications under the Ministry for the Development of Information Technologies and Communications - subordinate to the Ministry of Digital Technologies;

State Inspectorate for Control over the Safety of Water Facilities under the Cabinet of Ministers - subordinate to the Ministry of Water Resources;

Inspectorate for the control of the agro-industrial complex under the Cabinet of Ministers - subordinate to the Ministry of Agriculture;

Other bodies:

The Higher Attestation Commission under the Cabinet of Ministers is subordinate to the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Innovation.

Also, from 1 January 2023, the following bodies will be abolished:

Agency for the regulation of the alcohol and tobacco market and the development of winemaking - tasks and functions are transferred to the Ministry of Agriculture (in the part related to agriculture) and the Ministry of Investment, Industry and Trade (in terms of industrial development);

Agency for the Promotion of the Study of Foreign Languages under the Cabinet of Ministers to the Ministry of Preschool and School Education and the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Innovation;

Agency for International Cooperation and Development under the MIFT - to the Ministry of Investment, Industry and Trade;

Agency for the Development of the Insurance Market under the Ministry of Finance to the Ministry of Economy and Finance;

Agency for the Development of Public-Private Partnerships under the Ministry of Finance — Ministry of Economy and Finance;

Agency for the implementation of capital construction projects in the water sector under the Ministry of Water Resources - to the Ministry of Water Resources;

Agency for the Development of Medical and Social Services to the Ministry of Employment and Poverty Reduction;

Agency for the Protection of Consumer Rights under the Antimonopoly Committee - Committee for the Development of Competition and Consumer Rights Protection;

Agency "Uzbekchorvanasl" under the State Committee for Veterinary Medicine and Livestock Development - Committee for Veterinary Medicine and Livestock Development;

State Inspectorate for Supervision of the Quality of Education under the Cabinet of Ministers to the Ministry of Preschool and School Education and the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Innovation;

Center for the Development of Investment Projects at the MIFT - to the Ministry of Investment, Industry and Trade;

National Chamber of Innovative Healthcare under the Ministry of Health to the Ministry of Health.