Decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan on the approval of the "State Program of Socio-Economic Development of the Regions of the Republic of Azerbaijan in 2019-2023"

The development of the regions of the Republic of Azerbaijan is an important component of the sustainable socio-economic development strategy successfully implemented in the country. The implementation of the tasks provided for in the adopted and successfully implemented state programs in the field of regional development, as well as in the orders on additional measures for the socio-economic development of the regions, will contribute to the sustainable development of the non-oil sector in the country, the improvement of the quality of communal services and social infrastructure provision in the regions, and the further improvement of the entrepreneurial environment. , has given impetus to the increase of investment, the opening of new enterprises, jobs and, as a result, the increase of the employment of the population and the reduction of the poverty level.

During the years 2004-2018, when the state programs were implemented, the gross domestic product increased 3.3 times, including 2.8 times in the non-oil sector, 2.6 times in industry, and 1.7 times in agriculture.

As a result of targeted measures implemented during this period, more than 2 million new jobs, 1.5 million of them permanent, and more than 100 thousand enterprises were created in the country, unemployment decreased to 5 percent, and the poverty level decreased to 5.1 percent. Large-scale works carried out within the framework of state programs have created a solid foundation for the development of the regions in the coming years.

Guided by paragraph 3 of Article 109 of the Constitution of the Republic of Azerbaijan, to continue the work done in the field of socio-economic development of the country's regions, including rural areas, in the coming years, as well as to further improve the infrastructure and social services, to increase the employment and financial resources of the population living in the regions In order to improve his welfare, I decide:

1. "State Program for the socio-economic development of the regions of the Republic of Azerbaijan in 2019-2023" should be approved.

2. In order to finance the measures provided for in the State Program approved by Part 1 of this Decree, the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Azerbaijan should take necessary measures to provide financial resources in the process of drawing up the state budget and state investment programs, respectively. .

3. The Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Azerbaijan should coordinate the implementation of the measures envisaged in the State Program and inform the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan once a year about the progress of the implementation of the Program.

4. The Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan should resolve other issues arising from this Decree.

 

Ilham Aliyev

President of the Republic of Azerbaijan

Baku city, January 29, 2019.