The key facts
- The President signed a decree conferring the title 'Honored Entrepreneur of Uzbekistan' on Nurbek Ergashev and supported his plan to employ 30,000 people by 2028
- Sulton Tex Group invested $54 million in production in the 'Kashkadarya' SEZ (840 jobs) and plans to invest another $70 million and $17 million in new projects
- The winners of the 'Young Reading Family' contest, Bakhtishod Rashidov and E'zoza Khushvaktova, will be given two-room apartments in Tashkent
Meeting on the development of Kashkadarya region
On October 22, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev held a meeting devoted to issues of the socio-economic development of Kashkadarya region, the presidential press service reported (data from Spot.uz). The outlets Zamon.uz and Kun.uz note that the head of state congratulated participants on the Uzbek language holiday and recalled a native of the region, Hero of Uzbekistan and author of the national anthem Abdulla Oripov.
The goal — a region without poverty and unemployment
The President emphasized that the goal has been set to turn Kashkadarya, which several years ago was one of the regions in the most difficult situation, into a region free of poverty and unemployment by the end of the year. According to him, there are precise calculations for achieving this result. 'Yesterday, seeing the changes in the cities and districts, in the mahallas of the region, seeing the inspiration in the eyes of entrepreneurs, investors, and young people, I gained very great strength,' Zamon.uz quotes him as saying.
Awards for entrepreneurs and an enlightener
Mirziyoyev signed a decree conferring the honorary title 'Honored Entrepreneur of Uzbekistan' on Sulton Tex Group cluster head Nurbek Ergashev. The day before, the President familiarized himself with the operations of his enterprise, which uses energy- and water-saving technologies. The entrepreneur's plans to provide jobs to another 30,000 people by 2028, including by expanding opportunities for women, were supported. Abdumannon Khudoyberdiyev, who created a lemon-growing school in the Chim mahalla of Kashkadarya district and contributed to the growth of the population's income, will receive the title 'Honored Agricultural Worker of Uzbekistan'. Also noted was the work of Javlon Jovliyev, editor-in-chief of the Mutolaa project, which promotes enlightenment in Kashkadarya.
Apartments for contest winners
The winners of the republican contest 'Young Reading Family' (in Zamon.uz's version — 'Yosh kitobxon oila'), Bakhtishod Rashidov and E'zoza Khushvaktova, will be presented with new two-room apartments in Tashkent. The President proposed presenting all the awards directly at the meeting itself.
Sulton Tex Group's activities
According to Spot.uz, the day before the visit, Mirziyoyev visited the Sulton Tex Group cluster factory in the 'Kashkadarya' free economic zone. The company invested $54 million in a fabric production and dyeing complex, where 840 jobs have been created; the production lines can produce up to 20,000 tons of products per year. The enterprise has implemented a water circulation system worth $3 million, allowing more than 95% of water to be purified and reused, and has also installed a gas generator and solar panels with a total capacity of 3.5 MW. In the future, Sulton Tex Group plans to invest $70 million in a new project in the 'Kashkadarya' SEZ with the creation of 3,570 jobs, and another $17 million in projects in other districts of the region with the creation of 1,220 jobs.
