From 12 a.m. on January 8, snow began to fall in Almaty, which will end before 11 a.m.As of 9 a.m., 14 cm of snow had fallen in the city, 22 cm on the Kamensk Plateau, and 20 cm of snow in Shymkent. The amount of precipitation was 9 mm, or 26% of the monthly norm (35 mm).During the day period, 475 units of special equipment and 1,115 road workers are involved.Since the beginning of snowfall, 194 sand spreaders have been sprinkling deicing materials.As of 9 a.m., 3,600 tons have been used.Since 04.30 hours, 25 snow-shoveling columns have been organized, accompanied by patrol cars of the traffic police.The start of repeated sweeping, taking into account the refueling of equipment with fuel and deicing materials, is planned at 12.00 hours after the end of the snowfall.Work has begun on the parallel removal of snow along the roadsides.For prompt and high-quality cleaning, the practice of temporary partial closure of parking "pockets" has been applied in order to avoid parking by vehicles.75 units of small-sized equipment organized mechanized cleaning of sidewalks, public areas, socially significant facilities, parking "pockets", manual cleaning of public transport stops, above-ground crossings.According to the forecast of RSE Kazhydromet, the air temperature is 0...-2 °C during the day, with a further decrease after 12 o'clock to -5...-7 °C, at night -11...-13 °C. No precipitation is forecast until January 13.Due to possible ice conditions, drivers are asked to observe the speed limit, the distance between cars and avoid parking in areas where snow removal equipment is operating.Pedestrians are advised to exercise increased caution when crossing roads, especially in conditions of limited visibility and slippery surfaces.Municipal Infrastructure Development DepartmentSource : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/almaty/press/news/details/914861

In Almaty, as part of the instructions of the mayor of the city, Yerbolat Dosayev, a snow melting plant was opened, where, for the first time in Kazakhstan, environmentally friendly melting technology and efficient snow disposal were used.The new facility was built on the base where the anti-icing reagents of the Almaty Tazalyk KGP were previously stored. The need to create it is associated with the growing burden on the city's infrastructure and the increase in snowfall in recent years.The operation of the snow melting point is based on the use of wastewater heat, which flows through the existing sewer network. Warm water under pressure passes through a system of pumping units and pipelines, dissolving snow. After that, the resulting meltwater enters the filter, is cleaned of sand and debris, and then into the city sewer network. The installation capacity is up to 1,200 cubic meters of snow per day.Snow is removed from the territories of Auezovsky, Almalinsky and Bostandyk districts to the snow melting point. In these areas, the issue of snow removal is most acute, and traffic does not allow efficient removal of snow from the main streets.In addition, this solution can significantly reduce the time and resources spent on snow removal outside the city, as well as reduce the negative impact on the environment.According to Yertay Kasenov, Deputy Director of the Almaty Tazalyk State Enterprise, the introduction of a snow melting point is a significant step in ensuring environmental sustainability and improving the quality of life in the metropolis."In recent years, winter precipitation has become more intense, and we are forced to look for new solutions for effective snow disposal. The snow melting point is a modern alternative to the traditional method when snow is transported to landfills," Yertay Kasenov added.It should be noted that the project is aimed at improving the winter maintenance of city streets and increasing comfort for Almaty residents in winter.Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/almaty/press/news/details/915122

In Almaty, more than 1,800 employees of public utilities and hundreds of pieces of equipment are struggling with the consequences of heavy snowfall, which covered the city with a 16-centimeter-thick layer of precipitation on the night of January 7-8. All services are working to ensure that the city continues to function as usual.Cleaning is carried out around the clock, both on the central city streets and in residential areas."The roadbed has been treated with anti-icing agents, as well as public transport stops have been cleared. After that, we moved on to sweeping and shoveling snow. In two nights, we managed to remove about 15,200 cubic meters of snow throughout the city," Asset Tulegenov, chief engineer of the Almaty Tazalyk State Enterprise, said.He noted that the cleaning process is organized in such a way as to minimize the impact of weather conditions on traffic."Our teams are working smoothly, and modern technology allows us to speed up the process and achieve high–quality cleaning," he stressed.Dina Munarbayeva, senior foreman of the Medeu district road workers, who has been working in this field for more than eight years, said that despite the difficult circumstances, her team strives to act promptly."We are removing the snow quickly so that the streets of the city remain safe. Despite the frosts and night shifts, our team is in a New Year's mood. This helps to maintain team spirit and effectively cope with tasks," she said.Dina Munarbayeva is known among her colleagues as an inexhaustible source of inspiration. She loves to sing, and her repertoire includes simple and well-loved songs. Thanks to her singing, the working atmosphere becomes warm and positive even on frosty days, and monotonous work turns into a joint activity that unites the team."Snow and frost are just nature, and our optimism is stronger than any bad weather," jokes Dina Munarbayeva. She always supports her colleagues with jokes and kind words, helping them cope with cold shifts. In addition, her organizational skills allow her to quickly find solutions to even the most difficult situations: equipment breakdowns, unexpected snowfalls — all these are just new challenges for her to overcome."We are not working for the sake of gratitude, but so that the residents of the city can continue their lives unchanged," she adds, starting to sing another tune, to which her team continues to clean the streets of Almaty.The city services assure that snow removal will continue without interruptions. Minor streets and inter-block driveways are scheduled to be cleared in the coming days. Thanks to such professionals as Dina Munarbayeva,Almaty remains clean and safe even in the most severe weather conditions.Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/almaty/press/news/details/915129

As part of the instructions of the Head of State, national and private companies have been involved in planting forests on the drained bottom of the Aral Sea (ODAM).The Ministry has concluded an agreement with KATCO, a joint venture between the French state-owned company Orano Mining SA and JSC NAC Kazatomprom, as well as the akimats of the Kyzylorda and Turkestan regions. Thanks to KATKO's financing, work has begun on the project starting in 2024. Its implementation will continue in 2025.Results for today:• 522 tons of seeds were collected.• Sowing was carried out on 12,000 hectares (December 16-30, 2024).• In January-February 2025, it is planned to sow on 108,000 hectares.The project is aimed at restoring the ecological balance of the region, improving climatic conditions and supporting local communities. Planting on ODAM contributes to the prevention of further desertification and the return of life to the Aral Sea region.Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/ecogeo/press/news/details/915583

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A new school for 2,000 children was opened in Koyandy village of tselinograd district. Akim of Akmola region Marat Akhmetzhanov got acquainted with the work of the new educational institution, assessed its infrastructure and equipment. The modern four-story building has 96 classrooms equipped with interactive whiteboards, multimedia facilities and laboratories for Natural Sciences. The school provides four sports halls, an assembly hall, a dining room and a library with a reading room. Each block has co-working areas adapted to the age of students, as well as a comfortable environment for children with special educational needs.Sports grounds, treadmills, a football field and a playground for Primary School students are built on the territory of the school. To ensure the safety of students, video surveillance cameras and an access control system are installed.The head of the region noted that the construction of such educational facilities is an important step towards improving the quality of children's education."The National Project" comfortable school", initiated on behalf of the president of the Republic of Kazakhstan, is aimed at reducing the shortage of places in educational institutions and creating equal conditions for children's education. The construction of such facilities in settlements located near the capital has reduced the workload of educational institutions in Astana. Improving the educational infrastructure is an important step towards the development of human capital and the future of the country, Akhmetzhanov said.""I am very glad that a new school has been opened in our village. I replaced my son Ryan here without any doubt. Before that, he had to live in the capital in the House of our relatives. Now all our family members live together, and my son receives a quality education in good conditions," said Ulbolsyn Ibragimova, a resident of Koyandy village. It should be noted that within the framework of the instructions of the head of State, 9 comfortable schools with a total capacity of 12,200 places were built in Akmola region. Seven of them are located in Tselinograd district, and two in Kokshetau.Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/aqmola/press/news/details/915343

The Bureau for the Coordination of the Fight against Organized Crime and Other Dangerous Types of Crimes in the territory of the member States of the Commonwealth of Independent States holds an annual media competition.The competition is held in order to expand the information and socio-cultural space of international police cooperation, enhance the interaction of the internal affairs bodies of the CIS countries with state and public structures, CIS bodies, mass media, cultural, aesthetic, spiritual and moral education of personnel, popularize law enforcement activities, and create a positive image of employees of the internal affairs bodies of the CIS member states.The Competition is attended by employees of the internal affairs bodies (police), employees and civil servants (civilian personnel). The Ministry of Internal Affairs of the CIS member states, as well as other persons who have expressed a desire to participate, are over 18 years old.Photo and video works corresponding to the themes of the Contest nominations are accepted for participation in the Competition.Information about the terms and procedure of the competition can be found on the official website of the BKBOP.Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/qriim/press/news/details/914703

The Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation, together with akimats of six regions, is implementing 56 projects to protect settlements from spring floods.In total, it is planned to ensure the safety of 84 settlements in Akmola, Aktobe, West Kazakhstan, Pavlodar, North Kazakhstan and Kostanay regions, in which a total of 580 thousand people live.The projects envisage the construction of dams with a total length of 310 km. As of today, the work has been completed by almost 40%."Earlier, the Ministry's basin inspections, together with the Ministry of Emergency Situations and akimats, conducted a survey of 1,502 hydraulic structures across the country. Based on the results of the inspections, the owners of hydraulic structures were given recommendations on how to eliminate the identified deficiencies. To ensure free storage tanks for the spring flood, water is being discharged from reservoirs in the north, west, east and center of the country," said Yerbolat Ibraikhanov, Vice Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation.Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/water/press/news/details/914126

Beskaragay District Hospital received modern medical equipment. The new equipment will help to provide the population with high-quality medical services.Among the equipment obtained are the Versana Premier diagnostic ultrasound system, the AudioSmart system for impedansometry and audiological screening, the s260s brand light bulb for examining the anterior part of the eyeball. The fluorographic technique has also been updated. The new model of the digital device will allow early detection of the disease. This is especially important for effective diagnosis and Prevention.As part of the program to improve the quality of medical services, the construction of four outpatient clinics, six medical centers and one First-Aid Post has been completed this year.All these measures are aimed at improving the health and quality of life of the population.Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/abay/press/news/details/915587

Taking into account the rapid development of the country's transport and logistics complex, it is expected that in the medium term 25 new specialties will be required. This was announced at a meeting of the government within the framework of the Year of working professions, Minister of transport Marat Karabayev said. In particular, he said that when implementing new projects, it is planned to design the construction and reconstruction of highways using BIM technology, which involves the use of a digital analogue of the project and 3D-modeling. This direction will require appropriate design engineers on "smart roads", foremen with experience in BIM technology, an operator of construction robots and a digital designer. To manage large nodes in the transport and logistics sector, you need a designer and operator of digital logistics cards. In civil aviation, pilots of externally pilotable aircraft systems will be in demand. In this regard, in the future, together with the authorized body and educational institutions, the issue of opening these specialties will be considered. To date, 772 thousand of the 9.7 million employed people work in the transport sector, most of which are in the areas of railway and Road Transport, Logistics and warehousing. @KZgovernmentSource : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/transport/press/news/details/914395

On behalf of Akim of the region Abai Nurlan Urankhaev, with the support of entrepreneurs of the region, a rich winter vacation program was organized for pupils of Orphaned children and children left without parental care. 155 children from Semey and Borodulikhinsky district took part in the event.As part of the program, 60 pupils of the Semey Support Center for Children with Special Social Needs, 50 children with special educational needs and 45 pupils of the Center from the village of Novaya Shulba watched an animated film on a big screen.After the film screening, the children visited the biological center, where they had a unique opportunity to go on a tour of the island of Beibitshilik on a newly opened sightseeing train.The end of the day was lunch in a friendly atmosphere where the children could enjoy delicious dishes. All participants of the program returned home in a good mood, filled with new impressions and positive emotions.The purpose of the event is to give orphans and children left without parental care vivid impressions, joy and the opportunity to have an interesting winter vacation in a warm and supportive atmosphere.Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/abay/press/news/details/914420

From January 1, 2025, the employer’s compulsory pension contributions (ECPC) in Kazakhstan will be 2.5%.Let us recall that from January 1, 2024, all employers began to participate in the formation of pension savings and transfer employer’s compulsory pension contributions (ECPC) to the UAPF in favor of their employees. Thus, the funded system of Kazakhstan was supplemented with a new component.According to the Social Code, in contrast to the 10% of compulsory pension contributions (CPC) paid by employees from their income, ECPC are transferred from the employer’s own funds. The ECPC size will gradually increase annually (1.5% in 2024, 2.5% in 2025, 3.5% in 2026, 4.5% in 2027) and will be 5% in 2028. The amount of employee income accepted by the employer for calculating the ECPC is not less than one minimum wage (MW) and not more than 50 MWs established for the relevant calendar year.Employers are exempt from paying ECPC in favor of the following employees - persons of retirement age, persons with permanent disability of groups 1 and 2, military personnel and persons equivalent to them, as well as persons born before January 1, 1975. Control over the timeliness and completeness of ECPC payments by employers is assigned to the State Revenue Committees of the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Kazakhstan.It is worth considering that, unlike CPC, which is credited to individual pension accounts of employees, ECPC is credited to conditional pension accounts and is not the property of employees. Accordingly, savings formed at the expense of ECPC, employees cannot inherit. ECPC is intended for the payment of pensions on a solidarity (distribution) principle. Therefore, ECPC, which were previously paid for persons who subsequently lost their citizenship of Kazakhstan or died, will be distributed among the remaining participants and will be paid for life.The introduction of the ECPC is aimed at providing pensions to workers born in 1975 and later, given the absence or insignificance of their work experience before 1998 to receive a solidarity pension. In the future, their total pension will consist of three components: a basic pension from the state, a funded pension from their CPC to the UAPF, and a notionally funded pension from employer contributions. UAPF was founded on August 22, 2013 on the basis of GNPF APF JSC. The founder and shareholder of the UAPF is the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan represented by the State Institution Committee of State Property and Privatization of the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Trust management of UAPF pension assets is carried out by the National Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan. In accordance with the pension legislation, the UAPF attracts compulsory pension contributions, employer’s compulsory pension contributions, compulsory occupational pension contributions, voluntary pension contributions, as well as carries out enrollment and accounting of voluntary pension contributions formed at the expense of the unclaimed amount of guaranteed compensation for the guaranteed deposit, transferred by the organization carrying out mandatory guarantee of deposits, in accordance with the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan "On mandatory guarantee of deposits placed in second-tier banks of the Republic of Kazakhstan", ensures the implementation of pension benefits. The Fund also carries out accounting of target assets and target requirements, accounting and crediting of target savings (TS) to target savings accounts, payments of TS to their recipients in bank accounts, accounting for returns of TS in the manner determined by the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan within the framework of the National Fund for Children program (More details at www.enpf.kz) Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/abay/press/news/details/915325

As part of the implementation of the Year of Working Professions announced by the President, during the Government meeting, attention was paid to the shortage of personnel in the transport industry, in particular, in such high-tech areas as aviation, railways and shipping. The Ministry of Transport, together with companies, has been instructed to develop a specific training plan for these industries. For the successful development of the agro-industrial complex, the Ministry of Agriculture, together with the akims of the regions, needs to actively work out issues of providing attractive conditions for specialists in rural areas and launch new programs in this area.The Ministry of Energy, together with companies, should do a lot of work on training workers in close cooperation with subsurface users, employers, and specialized colleges. In addition, businesses need to be more actively involved in the process of staff training and retraining. The share of employees who improve their skills at the expense of the employer in the Republic of Kazakhstan is only 6%. At the same time, in the OECD countries, this figure reaches 48%. In this regard, the Prime Minister called on businesses to focus on improving the skills of workers, providing them with social support and creating decent working conditions. @KZgovernmentSource : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/transport/press/news/details/914406

Information is currently being disseminated on social media about the availability of fees for Kazakhstani carriers upon entry into Uzbekistan. In accordance with the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan on International Road TransportSince 2007, carriers of the parties have been mutually exempt from paying fees and charges, except for fees for using toll roads. The carriers of the Republic of Kazakhstan will not charge fees on the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan.Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/transport/press/news/details/914959

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Today, at a Government Meeting chaired by Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov, issues of holding the Year of working professions announced by the president were considered.At the meeting, akim of Mangystau region Nurdaulet Kilybay made a report on the measures taken to support working personnel.An action plan for the year of working professions was approved in Mangistau region, and the regional headquarters began its work.In 2025-2026, the plan includes the opening of educational and laboratory buildings in colleges, passing international industry accreditation, holding the international industry Championship "DostiSkills-2025", holding a hackathon of new ideas, opening an IT hub, opening competence centers at the expense of employer funds, increasing the target educational order on specific orders of employers, opening 2 new specialties.It is planned to allocate funds from the budget in the amount of 142 million tenge for these works.Within the framework of targeted funding, Yessenov university continues to work on the Atlas of new professions and competencies of the Mangystau region for 2024, 2025.This year, priority is given to construction, energy, logistics. Currently, according to this Atlas, work is underway to update micro-qualifications for educational programs of organizations of technical and vocational education.For the 2024-2025 academic year, 5615 places (90%) were allocated for 92 qualifications in 65 specialties. Of these, 580 students were accepted on the basis of a contract between 70 employers and the college for a state educational grant in accordance with the actual request.Press service of the Akim of Mangystau regionSource : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/mangystau/press/news/details/914616

The year 2025 in the country was declared the "Year of Working Professions" by the Head of State. In this regard, a number of measures are aimed at strengthening the vocational education system and training highly qualified specialists for various sectors of the region's economy.The issues of developing vocational education in the region and increasing the prestige of working professions were discussed at a meeting chaired by Akim of the region Askhat Shakharov."Colleges play a key role in the training of workers who are the basis for the development of industry, agriculture and other important sectors. In connection with the President's instructions, in 2025 we will focus on improving educational programs that will be aimed at developing specifically working professions. We must provide high-quality training for specialists who meet modern labor market requirements. It is also important to pay attention to the modernization of educational institutions, the introduction of modern technologies and practical skills so that our graduates can successfully work at enterprises in the region," the akim outlined the priorities.As noted by the acting head of the Department of Education Nurgul Bertleuova, there are 40 colleges in the region that teach students in 94 specialties and 139 qualifications. For the 2024-2025 academic year, 7,654 places have been allocated by state order, including a significant increase in the number of places for technical specialties.Special attention is paid to the introduction of dual education, which covers more than 70% of the region's colleges. This allows students to take practical training at enterprises, which significantly increases their chances of employment. The employment rate of students enrolled in the dual system is 91%. Within the framework of this initiative, 948 tripartite agreements have been signed between colleges, enterprises and students.In addition, an atlas of new specialties for the Aktobe region has been prepared for five key industries, such as oil and gas, mining, transport and logistics, renewable energy sources and water management. A roadmap for college profiling was also developed, which included measures to adapt educational programs in accordance with the needs of these industries. As part of the implementation of the map, a number of actions were carried out to correct the state order, taking into account the industry specialization of colleges, which makes it possible to train specialists for the demanded areas of the region's economy.In addition, international relations with educational institutions in Russia and China are actively developing, which will allow students and teachers to complete internships and exchange experiences.In 2025, it is planned to further consolidate colleges, modernize the material and technical base, as well as introduce new educational programs to improve students' skills and their demand in the labor market.Lazzat Urazbayeva, Head of the Department for the Coordination of Employment and Social Programs, spoke about the employment of college graduates. She emphasized that the region needs 7,503 specialists, of which 4,812 are working professions. The forecast for 2025 assumes the need for 2,488 specialists, including 1,609 workers.Short-term professional training programs covering various specialties with a duration of up to 6 months are provided for the training of in-demand personnel. In 2024, 860 people were trained, of which 732 were employed. 603 vocational training courses have been published on the Electronic Labor Exchange portal, of which 271 courses are free. By 2025, it is planned to train 560 unemployed people and 2,220 people in online courses.Askhat Shakharov once again noted that as part of the implementation of the President's instructions, a comprehensive program will be created to improve the status of working professions, including training, advanced training of workers, as well as increasing the availability of vocational education. It is planned to organize contests, events and exhibitions aimed at promoting working professions in order to show their importance and attractiveness to young people."It is necessary to actively promote the idea of a hardworking specialist in society, create conditions for the development of working skills, and train qualified specialists in various industries. We will work with educational institutions, businesses, and local governments to attract more young people into working professions and show that this is not only honorable, but also promising in terms of career growth. I am sure that raising the status of working professions will have a great impact on the socio-economic development of the region," the mayor stressed.Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/aktobe/press/news/details/914334

According to the results of 11 months of 2024, Kazakhstan has seen a positive trend in fixed asset investment (R&D) in the tourism sector. The total volume of R&D for this period amounted to 777.4 billion tenge, which is 27.3% higher than in the same period last year (610.2 billion tenge).Investment growth was recorded in 12 regions of the country. The leaders in terms of growth rates are:- Astana city – an increase of 218.2%;- West Kazakhstan region – by 94.5%;- Mangystau region – by 50%;- Atyrau region – by 183%;- Turkestan region – by 43.7%.These data indicate the growing interest of investors in the development of Kazakhstan's tourism infrastructure and the significant potential of the industry to attract capital.Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/tsm/press/news/details/914526

At a government meeting, Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov raised the issue of allocating funds to farmers for spring field work in 2025. It is noted that the financing began last year.Agriculture Minister Aidarbek Saparov reported on the ongoing work in this area."We started financing on November 29 last year. 100 billion tenge has been allocated, of which 70 billion has already been issued. Work in this direction is underway. secs have not yet been connected in the regions, and distribution needs to be carried out through them, then it will be faster. There are finances," Aidarbek Saparov said.The Prime Minister instructed to speed up the work. It should be recalled that as part of the execution of the President's instructions, up to 700 billion tenge is planned to be allocated for spring field and harvesting operations in 2025 under the Ken Dala-2 program, of which 140 billion are budget funds, 560 billion are market funds. Loans are issued at 5% per annum to farmers with a maturity date of March 1, 2026. Early financing allows farmers to purchase everything they need in advance, including fertilizers, for the timely start of the sowing campaign.Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/moa/press/news/details/914691