Budgetary funds allocated for employment are under the control of deputies
23/10/2020 11:50
Budgetary funds allocated for employment are under the control of deputies
23/10/2020 11:50
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- On 22 October 2020, the Committee on Labor and Social Issues of the Legislative Chamber of the Oliy Majlis held an event dedicated to the results of the study of the implementation in Kashkadarya region of the targeted and effective use of state budget funds allocated for the socio-economic development of regions.
As noted in the event, held in the format of video conferencing, the committee examined the allocation of subsidies and grants at the expense of the State Employment Promotion Fund of the Republic of Uzbekistan, as well as the targeted use of funds from the public works fund.
It was emphasized that in Kashkadarya region the population is 3.29 million people, of which the able-bodied population is 1.83 million, the economically active population is 1.3 million, the employed population is 1.13 million, including the number of the employed population in the official sector of the economy – 425,300 (37.7 percent of the employed population), as well as the number of employed population in the informal sector – 703,900 (62.3 percent of the employed population). In the region, the number of unemployed citizens is 175,424 people, the unemployment rate relative to the economically active population is 13.4 percent.
However, over the past eight months, relative to the number of unemployed citizens, the share of citizens who applied to employment assistance centers was 21 percent, the share of people who were awarded unemployment benefits was only 1.6 percent, as well as the share of those who were registered as job seekers. amounted to only 6.6 percent. From this it becomes obvious that not all strata of the population are fully aware of the possibilities of centers for promoting employment of the population, the introduced amenities and benefits.
The effective labor fairs held are very low, in particular, only 1 percent of unemployed citizens were attracted to these events, in addition, only about 13 percent of the offered vacancies were occupied.
In order to ensure employment of the population during a pandemic, during January-August of this year in the region at the expense of the State Fund for the Promotion of Employment, a total of 1952 citizens were allocated subsidies for 4.3 billion soums, in particular, for the construction of greenhouses made of lightweight structures, 661 citizens were allocated 2.9 billion soums, for the purchase of seeds and seedlings for 554 citizens - 441.9 million soums, for the purchase of irrigation means for 429 citizens - 693.7 million soums.
Also, 245 unemployed citizens were allocated 63.2 million soums of subsidies to establish entrepreneurial activity, they passed state registration. In order to train, retrain and improve the qualifications of workers, the regional (city) centers for the promotion of employment of the population of 59 citizens allocated subsidies to employers for 102.3 million soums.
Only 0.3 percent of 778,924 families in the oblast have received subsidies. The "Regulation on the procedure for allocating subsidies and grants at the expense of the State Fund for the Promotion of Employment of the Republic of Uzbekistan" does not specify the norms on monitoring the facts of the effective use of subsidies allocated to the population, which became the subject of criticism of the deputies.
During the study, the deputies criticized the existence of facts of ineffective use of greenhouses, water pumps, built in some houses at the expense of subsidies.
It was also noted that the population made a number of proposals to expand the areas of allocation of subsidies to ensure employment of the population in a private household.
The event noted that as of September 2020, a plan of 39.8 billion soums was planned for paid public works, until today 34,658 citizens have performed public works worth 35.5 billion soums. In the region, relative to the planned public works, funds were spent by 4.3 billion soums less.
At the same time, opinions and proposals were expressed on the targeted use of budget funds allocated to ensure employment of the population, decent wages for workers, and increase their responsibility.
During the discussion of the information presented, the deputies drew attention to the incomplete use of opportunities for the targeted use of budget funds in order to ensure employment of the population. The deputies also stressed that the norms for the legal solution of some systemic problems in this area are indicated in the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan “On Employment of the Population” signed by the President of the country the other day.
Based on the results of the meeting, which was held in the spirit of lively discussion, an appropriate decision was made on the basis of the opinions and proposals expressed.
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