Askar Mamin holds meeting of National Commission for Modernization

Prime Minister Askar Mamin chaired a meeting of the National Commission for Modernization. The progress of the implementation of the Plan of the Nation "100 Concrete Steps to Implement Five Institutional Reforms of the First President of the Republic of Kazakhstan - Elbasy Nursultan Nazarbayev" and the Address of the Head of State Kassym-Jomart Tokayev to the people of Kazakhstan dated Sep. 1, 2020, were considered.

Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of Foreign Affairs Mukhtar Tleuberdi, Minister of National Economy Aset Irgaliyev, Minister of Agriculture Saparkhan Omarov, Minister of Energy Nurlan Nogayev, Minister of Finance Yerulan Zhamaubayev, Minister of Education and Science Askhat Aimagambetov, First Deputy Minister of Industry and Infrastructure Development Kairbek Uskenbaev, Vice Minister of Ecology, Geology and Natural Resources Akhmetzhan Primkulov reported on the activities taken in this direction.

To date, out of 100 steps of the Nation's Plan, 72 steps have been implemented: in the direction of "Forming a professional state apparatus" – 13 out of 15 steps, "Ensuring the rule of law" – all 19 steps, "Industrialization and economic growth" – 27 out of 50 steps, "Identity and unity" – 3 of 6 steps, "Forming an accountable state" – all 10 steps.

This year it is planned to carry out 9 steps in the directions "Formation of a professional state apparatus" and "Industrialization and economic growth».

The meeting addressed the issues of transition to a new system of remuneration of civil servants, updating school standards and developing functional literacy, increasing the energy efficiency of the economy, transparency and predictability of the subsoil use, reducing water consumption in agriculture, as well as simplifying the fulfillment of tax obligations, incl. through digitalization.

The progress of work to increase the competitiveness of the transport and transit sector by implementing new infrastructure projects, improving service and increasing the speed of transit traffic was discussed.

The Prime Minister instructed to continue active work on the full and high-quality implementation of the Plan of the Nation "100 Concrete Steps to Implement Five Institutional Reforms of the First President of the Republic of Kazakhstan - Elbasy Nursultan Nazarbayev" and the Address of the Head of State Kassym-Jomart Tokayev dated Sep. 1, 2020.

Particular attention is paid to the points on attracting strategic investors to new large projects in priority sectors of the economy, developing the manufacturing sector and export potential, ensuring the self-sufficiency of the national economy in terms of basic food products.

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