We solved all tasks set for first decade of XXI century: N.Nazarbayev
ASTANA. January 29. KAZINFORM /Kanat Kulshmanov/ "We solved all the tasks that we set for the first decade of XXI century", Head of the State Nursultan Nazarbayev has said in his address to the nation "New Decade - New Economic Growth, New Opportunities of Kazakhstan" at the joint session of the Kazakh Parliament today.
According to the Kazakh President, during the last decade the GDP of the country increased twofold, social obligations of the Government were successfully executed, average monthly salary increased fivefold, average pension payments - threefold, rate of population with money income below the subsistence minimum decreased fourfold - from 50 to 13%.
The President noted that the life expectancy increased from 65 to 68 years, the maternity mortality decreased two times, birth rate increased one and half times. 652 schools, 460 healthcare facilities were built.
"During this decade 250 thousand families or about 1 mln 200 thousand people received housing. 32 thousand km of roads, i.e. one third of all roads of Kazakhstan were repaired", N.Nazarbayev said.