Mamin noted that the Head of State pays great attention to the development of the social sphere and the quality of life of citizens.

“Elbasy emphasizes that any economic achievements should lead to an increase in the welfare of each person. In this regard, the new social initiatives of Elbasy ‘Aleumettik Qamqorlyq’ should bring our country to a new level of social development,” said Mamin.

Ensuring a decent standard of living of the population and the development of Kazakhstan as a socially oriented state is one of the main priorities for all members of the Government.

The Prime Minister instructed to start implementing the New Social Policy of the Head of State in the following areas immediately:

raising incomes and supporting low-income groups of the population;
provision of housing for low-income and large families;
modernization of education and healthcare, social infrastructure;
integrated development of regions.

On the measures to fulfill the Head of State’s instructions, the First Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of Finance Alikhan Smailov, Deputy Prime Minister Gulshara Abdykalikova, ministers of labor and social protection of the population Berdibek Saparbayev, healthcare Yelzhan Birtanov, national economy Ruslan Dalenov, industry and infrastructural development Roman Sklyar, energy Kanat Bozumbayev, as well as akims of Almaty region Amandyk Batalov, Karaganda region — Yerlan Koshanov, Astana — Bakhyt Sultanov.

In addition, the Secretary of the Nur Otan Party Farhad Kuanganov spoke at the meeting.

Following the results of the consideration, Prime Minister Askar Mamin gave a number of specific instructions to the central and local government bodies.

“The Head of State set important tasks for the Government and akims to improve the quality of life of the population. Their decision will require the coordinated collaboration of the Government and akims. All the tasks set at the party congress by the Head of State must be fulfilled effectively and on time. The government needs to deploy large-scale work on social support of the citizens in need. There should be no bureaucracy and formalism,” Mamin said.

It was indicated that the people’s questions need to be addressed. All government agencies should focus on this, especially at the local level. Mamin instructed to create conditions for comfortable living of the population in the suburbs of large cities, monotowns and small cities, to ensure the creation of new permanent jobs, especially in the countryside.

As part of the development of social infrastructure, it is entrusted to ensure the construction of facilities for education, health, culture and sports, their accessibility and quality service.

Special attention was given to the issues of modernization of engineering and communal infrastructure, including local road networks, electricity and gas supply.