February 5, 2015
Uzbekenego produces 55bn KWH of electricity in 2014. 2
Uzbekistan will Direct $38 Billion to the Investment Projects by 2020. 2
2015 – The Year of Care for the Senior Generation.. 2
economy
Uzbekenego produces 55bn KWH of electricity in 2014
Enterprises of state joint stock company Uzbekenergo produced 55 billion KWH of electricity in 2014, which rose by 2.3% compared to 2013.
The press service of the company said that Uzbekenergo’s enterprises supplied 8.2 million Gcall of heating energy in 2014 against 8 million in 2013.
The measures adopted to cut production expenses helped to cut prime cost by 14.9% in the reporting period.
(Source: UzDaily.com)
investments
Uzbekistan will Direct $38 Billion to the Investment Projects by 2020
Projects envisage the creation of 415 new businesses, as well as modernization, technical and technological renovation of 455 existing industrial facilities.
According to preliminary calculations, the implementation of the program will provide advanced development of industries manufacturing products with high added value, such as engineering, petrochemical, chemical, textile and food industries, with the development of approximately one thousand new industrial products.
Through the implementation of the Program the industrial production growth over five years is expected to grow by 1.5 times, while the share of industry in GDP is expected to increase from 24 percent to 27 percent by 2020.
Particular attention will be paid to the accelerated development of high-tech industries, providing the output of export-oriented and competitive products in both domestic and foreign markets. It is expected to create more than 52 thousand new jobs.
(Source: «Uzbekistan Today» newspaper)
2015 – The Year of Care for the Senior Generation
Support all 365 days of year
This year, on the proposal of the President declared the Year of attention and care for the older generation. Speaking at the solemn meeting dedicated to 22th anniversary of the Constitution of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Islam Karimov emphasized that the level of cultural development of any society is primarily determines the real attention and care of the elderly.
Full attention to the veterans of production, the elderly have many organizations, implementing financial and moral support, including the Council of the Federation of Trade Unions.
Recently, the head of state adopted a decree “On measures to further strengthen the social support of veterans of war and labor front of 1941-1945”, according to which veterans of war and labor front of 1941-1945 have the right once a year in terms acceptable to them for from the state budget to receive a course of improvement in health establishments of the Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare, the Council of Federation of trade unions and government and economic management of the country.
Council of the Federation of Trade Unions at the expense of developed status. On January sanatorium systems of trade unions of the country took the first war veterans and labor front, arriving to them under permits issued in accordance with the presidential decree. In order to create additional conditions for rehabilitation and recreation veterans of war and labor front, and improve the level and quality of care in the health resorts of the trade unions as much as possible on the lower floors closer to the treatment rooms arranged new modern branch of veterans of war and labor front. Carried out large-scale construction and renovation work. In particular, sleeping and medical buildings, bathrooms, showers adapted for the convenience of elderly people, the rooms are equipped with modern furniture. In addition, veterans are additional lighting and direct communication with the doctor on duty. There is also provided to physiotherapy treatment department, as well as massage rooms and of the procedures were located near the offices of veterans. To each of them additionally secured by qualified medical officer. This provides continuous monitoring of their health and well-being. And of course, deliberately came to power in sanatoriums special contingent. According to their wish of a dining room prepared diet foods rich in vitamins.
Each health resort further provided ten wheelchairs, and for ease of movement in the dining room, in the treatment rooms are laid special paths. Veterans can not live a day without fresh information and news. Because each room is equipped with a TV and radio, delivered periodicals. In addition, organizing the work on organizing meetings with the participation of three generations of veterans, rest in sanatoriums, there are concerts of famous artists and young performers, provided tourist excursions, visits to theaters.
In the tradition of the Council of Federation of Trade Unions to conduct an annual event “Unions – veterans.” Within its framework, on the eve of the Day of Memory and Honor trade union organizations provide targeted assistance to the oldest. For example, last year it was granted 3,868 World War II veterans living in different regions of the country. And 60 people on on the eve of sacred holiday by free vouchers had a rest in sanatoriums “Turon”, “Aktash,” “Chartak”, “Chinobod”, “Botanika”, “Buston”, “Zaamin”, “Kasansoy”.
Overall in 2014, 15 health centers, operating in the trade unions, improved their health almost 30 thousand pensioners and war veterans. This year, the republican health resort reopened its doors to them. Concern about the health of the older generation is a manifestation of respect and honor their great achievements.
(Source: newspaper «Narodnoe slovo», translated by IA «Jahon»
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