The Government has taken a number of measures to develop rural areas in the country. According to data for 2025, there are 6 179 settlements in the republic, in which 7,5 million people live. Last year, the volume of investments in fixed assets in rural areas amounted to 7,9 trillion tenge. In the agricultural sector, labor productivity per worker has doubled over the past five years and reached 4,2 million tenge. This was reported by Vice Minister of National Economy of the Republic of Kazakhstan Bauyrzhan Omarbekov at a press conference in the CCS.

According to him, since 2019, a system of regional standards has been implemented in order to develop the infrastructure of various settlements. This system reflects real indicators of the availability of social benefits and public services, the level of coverage of the population by transport, cultural and sports, business, production, digital services.

«Based on the results of this System, the average level of provision in 2024 was 65,8%, which is 3,6% more than in 2022. Also, as a result of the work carried out, the number of villages with high and medium levels of provision increased. The number of villages with a high share of provision was 1 435, which increased by 119 villages compared to 2023. The provision of rural settlements with drinking water was 97,8%, the provision of electricity was 99,8%,» - the speaker said.

Currently, the Ministry is implementing the Concept for the Development of Rural Areas for 2023-2027. This document combines the provisions of a number of program documents covering various areas of rural life, including: «Comfortable School», «Modernization of Rural Health Care», «Auyl – El Besigi», «Auyl Amanaty», «With a Diploma to the Village», the Concept for the Development of Housing and Communal Infrastructure for 2023-2029, the Concept for the Development of the Agro-Industrial Complex, «One Village - One Product» and other projects.

Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/economy/press/news/details/962921?lang=kk