Proposal to reduce the number of ministries from 25 to 21 approved

The Council of the Agency for Strategic Reforms under the President of Uzbekistan approved a proposal to reduce the number of independent republican bodies of executive power from 61 to 28, including ministries from 25 to 21, within the first phase of the new administrative reform in Uzbekistan from January 1, 2023.

The following ministries also make up the Cabinet of Ministers system:

-Ministry of Investment, Industry and Trade;
-Ministry of Economy and Finance;
-Ministry of Mines and Geology;
-Ministry of Construction and Housing and Communal Services;
-Ministry of Poverty Reduction and Employment;
-Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Innovation;
-Ministry of Pre-School and School Education;
-Ministry of Natural Resources;
-Ministry of Youth Policy and Sport;
-Ministry of Agriculture;
-Ministry of Water Management;
-Ministry of Digital Technology;
-Ministry of Justice;
-Ministry of Transport;
-Ministry of Culture and Tourism;
-Ministry of Defence;
-Ministry of Energy;
-Ministry of Health;
-Ministry of Foreign Affairs;
-Ministry of Internal Affairs;
-Ministry of Emergency Situations.

This is stated in the Presidential Decree "On measures to implement the administrative reform of the new Uzbekistan".