The Republican Women's Public Council was established by the Decree of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan of March 5,2021 "On measures to improve the system of women support, ensuring their active participation in society".
The main tasks of the Council are:
• increasing the socio-political activity of women;
• education, professional skills and employment;
• improving the quality of medical and social services and a healthy lifestyle;
• housing for certain categories of women;
• supporting the rights and legitimate interests;
• enhancing the role of women in strengthening the family, preserving national and universal values;
• working with «Women's Notebook»;
• coordinating the activities of Women's Advisory Councils in mahallas (community centers) with the regional women's public council.
State target fund to support women was established. Up to 300 billion soms are allocated annually from the state budget to the fund.
Women who have successfully mastered the relevant programs will be given a credit to start a business in the amount of 150 times the basic calculation amount in force in the country for up to 3 years.
In 2021, local governments will be required to pay the down payment on mortgage credit and purchase social housing for women included in the «Women's Book», «Youth notebook» and «Iron notebook»:
• Provision of housing for women living in non-residential areas - from 10 billion sums;
• 80 billion soms of one-time financial assistance for women, who have lost their breadwinners, disabled and in need of care;
• 5 billion sums will be allocated for the provision of housing for orphaned women who have lost their fathers and are in the care of their single mothers.
In 2021, the activities of clusters specialized in handicrafts, mainly women will be introduced in each region as a project of experience.
In the mahallas (public centers), public assistants are involved to assist labor inspectors, and public contracts are concluded with them for a period of up to 11 months, with a salary equal to one and a half times the minimum wage.
The vacant part of the relevant vocational education institutions is provided to entrepreneurs on preferential rent for up to 30 years.
After the state registration of women as the business subject within 3 months, the rent for vacant premises provided to them will be paid up to 10 times the BCA.
Starting the 2021/2022 academic year, a procedure for the education of the girls in need, single women who have lost their parents or one of them, admitted to public higher education institutions will be introduced on a fee-for-service basis at the expense of regional administrations and state higher education institutions.
The women share among the scholarship receivers who go to prestigious foreign education institutions based on scholarships of the «El-Yurt Umidi» Foundation, which will be increased by at least 20%.
A system of budget reimbursement will be established for women who have lost their breadwinners to send their children to preschool education institutions, including family kindergartens.
State awards are established to encourage women for their contribution to the economical, political and social development of the country, goodwill and achievements in science.
