Over 250, 000 jobs created countrywide due to Road Map Program

ANA. August 17. KAZINFORM /Kanat Kulshmanov/ Kazakhstan Minister of Labor and Social Protection of Population Gulshara Abdykalikova reported on the progress of the Road Map Program implementation today at the Governmental session.

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From the 256 thousand planned jobs 254 thousand have been created countrywide due to the Road Map Program, which is 99%. As a result  224 thousand people were employed.

At present, the Road Map Program covers 5 080 construction projects from which 942 have been already completed (19 %) including 33 projects of housing and utilities infrastructure, 223 - road reconstruction, 441 - social facilities and 245 projects of social and cultural facilities.

KZT 3.3 bln was allocated for implementation of 724 projects including 206 new ones and 535 - within the project development. As a whole, KZT 94.3 bln was used by the local authorities within the project.

"I think we have made good progress", - K. Massimov said.  He also required to ensure "thorough monitoring over those facilities implemented under the Road Map Program".