The government will allocate 1.1 trillion soums for the implementation of projects proposed by citizens

The Presidential Decree "On further support of citizen participation in the process of directing funds from the district and city budgets to activities formed on the basis of public opinion" was adopted.

According to the results of the initiative budgeting process in the first quarter of 2022, 2215 projects put forward by citizens were recognized as winners and 1.1 trillion soums will be allocated for their implementation.

The districts (cities)will be allocated an additional sum of 85,4 billion soums for the implementation of 139 projects, each of which has more than 2 thousand votes, but is not recognized as winners in the initiative budgeting processes conducted in February-March 2022. These funds are transferred from the account of funds on the basis of offenses determined by the State Financial Supervision Agency under the Ministry of Finance during the control events held in 2022.

Also, in accordance with the decision, the following were established:

evaluation of timely financing and implementation of activities formed on the basis of public opinion is carried out by district and city councils of people's deputies at the end of each quarter;
at the end of the reporting year, the State Financial Supervision Agency under the Ministry of Finance carries out final control over the implementation of measures formed on the basis of public opinion;
The khokims of districts (cities) regularly provide information on the results of the projects carried out on the basis of initiative budgeting in the mass media.
In addition, the national news agency of Uzbekistan and the national television company of Uzbekistan were advised to regularly deliver to the general public information on the work carried out on projects jointly with the local government authorities, which were considered winners.