Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) – In accordance with the Resolution of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan from 7 March 2019 No 4231 "On additional measures for the broad involvement of the population in entrepreneurship and the development of family business in the regions" systematic work is carried out to train the population and business entities in entrepreneurship and increase their knowledge and skills.

In the duration of the 7 months of this year, the Ministry of Finance and its regional departments, together with relevant organizations, carried out the following works. In particular:

1. Advocacy materials on the establishment of family business in the regions, support of entrepreneurship and explanation of simplified mechanisms in 1,819 mahallas for 461.2 thousand apartments and 12.9 thousand entrepreneurs in 173 cities and districts (46.6 thousand methodological manuals, 1,526.8 thousand booklets, flyers, brochures) were distributed.

Specifically, 29.0 thousand booklets, fliers, and rochures were distributed in Tashkent, 2.8 thousand in Samarkand region, 672 in Surkhandarya region, 28.6 thousand in Fergana region, 15.4 thousand in Navoi region, 12.4 thousand in Syrdarya region.

2. TV programs on the work carried out in the field, the changes and measures to support entrepreneurship during the pandemic were prepared and broadcast 122 times.

As an illustration, the programs on " Increasing the income of the population through loans allocated under each family-entrepreneur program" were broadcast under the initiative of the Surkhandarya regional department of finance. In addition, similar programs on  "Fundamentals of entrepreneurship and the involvement of low-income families in entrepreneurship"were broadcast by the Khorezm regional department of finance.

In addition, a program on "The impact of the pandemic on the budget of Samarkand region and the work being done to support the population and businesses" was presented by the Main Department of Finance of Samarkand region

3. 155 articles in the field were published in newspapers and magazines, 205 press releases were published in the official websites of the khokimiyats.

4. Training seminars and roundtables were organized in 173 cities and districts of the region with the participation of 14.2 thousand entrepreneurs and 323.5 thousand people in 1,520 mahallas.

Extensive explanatory works on the wide involvement of the population in entrepreneurship and the prospects of small and medium business continue to take place.