RESOLUTION OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN

of December 11, 2020 No. PP-4919

About measures for further acceleration of the organization of implementation of water saving technologies in agricultural industry

In the last two years special attention is paid to implementation of water saving technologies in cultivation of crops.

As a result of support of the state only in 2020 water saving technologies are implemented in addition on the area of 133 thousand hectares.

However the amplifying deficit of water and growth of need for water resources require sharp increase in efficiency of water use in agricultural industry.

For the purpose of increase in efficiency of mechanisms of stimulation of implementation of water saving technologies in agricultural industry, and also achievements of steady water supply of the irrigated areas:

1. Approve the offer of the Ministry of water economy, Council of Ministers of the Republic of Karakalpakstan and khokimiyats of areas on increase five times in rates of implementation of systems of drop and dozhdevalny irrigation, and also discrete method of irrigation with equalization of the earth by means of the laser equipment in cultivation of crops, that is increase in efficiency of water use by implementation of these technologies in 2021 on the area of 230 thousand hectares and equalizations by means of the laser equipment of 200 thousand hectares of the irrigated areas.

2. Approve Forecast indicators of implementation of water saving technologies in 2021 according to appendix No. 1.

To the deputy prime minister Sh. M. Ganiyev:

a) together with the Chairman of the board of Ministers of the Republic of Karakalpakstan and hokimama of areas to develop address programs by agricultural producers according to the forecast indicators approved by appendix No. 1 to this resolution until the end of 2021 to provide implementation on the republic at least on:

160 thousand hectares of the area of cultivation of cotton, 30 thousand hectares - fruit crops, 15 thousand hectares - grapes, 5 thousand hectares - other cultures - technologies of drop irrigation;

14 thousand hectares of the area of cultivation of grain crops, 2 thousand hectares - vegetable and melon cultures, 2 thousand hectares - feed crops - technologies of dozhdevalny irrigation;

600 hectares of the area of cultivation of cotton - technology of discrete irrigation;

200 thousand hectares - equalizations of acreage by means of the laser equipment, from them 43 thousand hectares of the area of cultivation of rice;

b) take measures for creation in all regions of the republic of the private or functioning on the basis of public-private partnership service and dealer centers for water saving technologies;

c) create conditions for the organization of activities of small enterprises and workshops for the purpose of utilization of the one-year drop hoses used in the territories in which for last years the technology of drop irrigation was implemented;

d) for the purpose of timely return of the foreign and domestic borrowing facilities raised on implementation of water saving technologies to pay attention to implementation of these technologies, first of all in the territories provided with infrastructure facilities (electrical energy);

e) take measures for cardinal increase in role and responsibility of working groups on assistance to implementation of water saving technologies of watering (The chairman of the board of Ministers of the Republic of Karakalpakstan and hokim of the areas) created according to the resolution of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan of December 27, 2018 No. PP-4087 "About urgent measures for creating favorable conditions for wide use of technology of drop irrigation in case of production of seed cotton" for implementation of water saving technologies.

3. Establish the following new procedure for the state support of implementation of water saving technologies in case of cultivation of agricultural products according to which since 2021:

on covering of part of costs on implementation of water saving technologies subsidies according to appendix No. 2 are provided to agricultural producers;

on covering of part of interest expenses on the bank loans allocated on acquisition and construction of water saving technologies subsidies according to appendix No. 3 are provided;

to the agricultural producers which bought the automated zemleplanirovochny aggregates with the laser machine made by domestic manufacturers 30 percent of their cost from the Government budget become covered.

The subsidies provided by this Item are allocated with condition of use of the implemented water saving technologies at least five years.

Determine that land on which water saving technologies are implemented are not subject to optimization of at least 5 years, withdrawal of the parcel of land or its part for the state and social needs is allowed with the consent of the land user after full recovery of market value of the spent means and losses suffered owing to such withdrawal.

4. To the Ministry of Finance (T. A. Ishmetov, A. E. Ergashev):

since 2021 when forming parameters of the Government budget to provide the means necessary for financing of the actions provided in Item 2 of this resolution;

in a month to provide assignment in the amount of 98,9 of one billion sum provided on implementation of drop irrigation by producers of seed cotton, specified in the directions of the optimized expenses of the republican budget in the resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of September 21, 2020 to No. 575 "About measures for ensuring stability of the Government budget of the Republic of Uzbekistan for 2020 and optimizations of its expenses";

together with the Ministry of Agriculture (Zh. A. Hodzhayev) and commercial banks to provide payment of 250 billion sum at the expense of the soft credits on cotton and grain allocated from Fund of the state support of agricultural industry under the Ministry of Finance for the rendered services in mechanization in case of equalization of sowing lands by the automated planning aggregates with the laser machine.

5. Provide forming of the amount of subsidies in the amount of 1,5 of one trillion sum necessary for support of implementation of water saving technologies in 2021 by providing:

allocations by the Ministry of Finance (T. A. Ishmetov) 330 billion sum from the Government budget;

taking measures by deputy prime ministers Zh. A. Kuchkarov and S. U. Umurzakov, the Ministry of Finance (T. A. Ishmetov), the Ministry of Agriculture (Zh. A. Hodzhayev) and the Ministry of water economy (Sh. R. Hamrayev) on financing of 1 170 billion sum at the expense of the borrowed funds raised from the international financial institutions on support of the budget.

6. To the ministry of investments and foreign trade (S. U. Umurzakov, Sh. A. Vafayev), the Ministry of Agriculture (Zh. A. Hodzhayev) and to the Ministry of water economy (Sh. R. Hamrayev) to open through commercial banks credit lines to 200 million dollars within the funds raised from the international financial institutions and the foreign financial organizations for farms and other agricultural enterprises (clusters, cooperations) for implementation of water saving technologies.

7. To the ministry of water economy (Sh. R. Hamrayev) in two-month time to create the scientific and innovation projects directed to the scientific solution of urgent problems of efficiency of use of water saving technologies taking into account edaphic-climatic conditions and condition of water availability of regions and to introduce in the Ministry of the innovation development (I. Yu. Abdurakhmonov) offers on the announcement of the corresponding tender.

8. To the ministry of water economy (Sh. R. Hamrayev, V. M. Akhmadzhonov):

in a month to create the list of the foreign and domestic enterprises making and building systems of drop and dozhdevalny irrigation, enjoying confidence in the republic and other countries with bringing the list to the agricultural producers who showed willingness to implement these systems;

together with the Ministry of Agriculture (Sh. Zh. Teshayev) till February 1, 2021 to develop guidelines manuals on implementation of water saving technologies for main types of cultures taking into account edaphic-climatic conditions, water availability and other conditions of the republic;

together with the Ministry of Agriculture (Sh. Zh. Teshayev), the Ministry of the innovation development (A. S. Nazarov) and Research institution of irrigation and water problems (A. B. Urazgeldiyev) in two-month time to develop and approve the temporary standard rates on regulations of watering of crops considering edaphic-climatic conditions and methods of irrigation of regions.

9. To the ministry of water economy (Sh. R. Hamrayev) together with the Ministry of Finance (A. E. Ergashev), the Ministry of development of information technologies and communications (K. A. Yuldashev), JSC Regionalnye elektricheskiye seti (U. M. Mustafoyev), and also Council of Ministers of the Republic of Karakalpakstan and khokimiyats of areas:

till April 1, 2021 to implement according to the procedure of experiment system of transparent online monitoring of expense of electrical energy and amount of the dumped water on one pumping point of system of the Ministry of water economy in each region with implementation of modern information technologies without intervention of the person;

till December 1, 2021 to provide start of the single electronic information system recording expense of electrical energy and amount of the dumped water on the republic on the operating 1 688 pumping points of the Ministry of water economy.

Confer the personal responsibility on the chairman of the board of JSC Regionalnye elektricheskiye seti U. M. Mustafoyev for replacement of counters of electrical energy within balance sheet accessory on the counters corresponding to the Automated system of accounting and control of consumption of electrical energy and providing information about the spent electrical energy, the minister of water economy Sh. R. Hamrayev - for meter installation of electrical energy, the consumers who are on balance, and the equipment on accounting of amount of water and providing the relevant information.

Determine that the Ministry of Finance performs financing of the actions specified in paragraph three of this Item at the expense of means of the Government budget, and also attraction of grants of the international financial institutions and the donor countries based on calculations of the Ministry of water economy.

10. To the Ministry of Economic Development and reducings poverty (B. K. Abdinazarov) together with the Ministry of the innovation development (A. S. Nazarov) and the Ministry of water economy (V. M. Akhmadzhonov) till October 1, 2021 to involve the leading foreign experts, to study efficiency of use of water saving technologies in Uzbekistan, to develop and make in the Cabinet of Ministers necessary recommendations taking into account edaphic-climatic conditions and condition of water supply of regions.

To compensate the costs connected with involvement of the advanced foreign specialists from reserve fund of the Cabinet of Ministers.

11. To the Ministry of Economic Development and reducings poverty (B. K. Abdinazarov), to the Ministry of water economy (Sh. R. Hamrayev), to the Uzstandart Agency (D. N. Sattarov) and Uzeltekhsanoat Associations (M. N. Yunusov) to develop the standard standards of water saving technologies corresponding to climatic conditions of the republic on the basis of expansion of mutual cooperation of industries in the field of production of component parts and spare parts for water saving irrigation systems, creations of healthy competitive environment, and also domestic and foreign technologies.

12. To the ministry of water economy (Sh. R. Hamrayev), to the Ministry of Finance (A. E. Ergashev) together with the interested ministries and departments till February 1, 2021 to introduce to the Cabinet of Ministers the draft document providing entering into the legislation of corresponding changes for establishment of responsibility of producers of agricultural products for the purpose of effective use of each implementation project of water saving technologies for which realization subsidies from the Government budget, for at least five years are allocated. At the same time to provide:

return of the subsidized means and cancellation of the applied tax benefits in case of non-use in accordance with the established procedure and in certain terms of the water saving technologies implemented at the expense of the subsidies allocated from the Government budget;

stimulation of implementation of mechanisms of public control, in particular, encouragement at the rate to five percent from the returned subsidized means of persons who sent the pictures and videos confirming the non-use facts in accordance with the established procedure of the water saving technologies implemented at the expense of the subsidies allocated from the Government budget.

13. (Sh. R. Hamrayev) together with the Ministry of the higher and secondary vocational education (M. M. Holmukhamedov) and the Ministry of the innovation development (Sh. U. Turdikulov) to provide to the ministry of water economy implementation since 2021/2022 academic years of system of preparation, retrainings and advanced trainings of specialists (consultants) for implementation and use of water saving technologies in the professional educational institutions subordinated to the Ministry of water economy.

At the same time to determine that training costs, retraining and advanced training of specialists (consultants) for implementation and use of water saving technologies are made at the expense of means of the Ministry of water economy and customers, and also grants of the donor countries.

14. To the ministry of water economy (Sh. R. Hamrayev) together with Council of Ministers of the Republic of Karakalpakstan (K. R. Sariyev, S. Zh. Huzhametov), khokimiyats Khorezm (F. O. Ermanov, O. B. Yusupov), Bukhara (F. B. Umarov, S. N. Hikmatov), Jizzakh (E. A. Saliyev, O. Sh. Ashurmatov) and Syr Darya (G. G. Mirzayev, K. E. Sabirov) areas with involvement of research institutions till February 1, 2021 to introduce the draft of the relevant resolution on implementation of absolutely new system of washing waterings in case of cultivation of crops. At the same time to provide:

specific measures for sharp decrease in discharge of water in case of washing waterings and to decrease in level of secondary salinization;

the specific proposals proceeding from features of washing waterings on squares with the implemented systems of drop and dozhdevalny irrigation;

creation and inclusion in training programs of the corresponding directions of education at the Tashkent institute of engineers of irrigation and farm mechanization of textbooks and education guidances of new generation "Water use methods in agricultural industry" and "Technologies of washing waterings".

15. To the ministry of investments and foreign trade (S. U. Umurzakov) together with the Ministry of water economy (Sh. R. Hamrayev), the Ministry of Agriculture (Zh. A. Hodzhayev), Council of farmer, Dehkan farms and owners of garden plots of Uzbekistan (A. A. Hayitov) to attract grants of the international organizations and to implement in 2021 in each region according to one standard project on decrease in discharge of water at the expense of the layout of acreage by means of the laser equipment.

16. Approve "road maps" on expansion of scope by water saving technologies in the Republic of Karakalpakstan and areas in 2020-2021 according to appendices No. No. 4a - 4 m.

17. To the Ministry of Finance (A. E. Ergashev) together with the Ministry of water economy (A. A. Mirzayev) and the Ministry of Agriculture (Sh. Zh. Teshayev) in a month according to this resolution to develop and bring in the Procedure for Compensation of Part of Costs of Agricultural Producers Cabinet of Ministers on implementation of water saving technologies.

18. Provide to the deputy prime minister Sh. M. Ganiyev the introduction right in need of amendments and changes in forecast indicators of implementation of water saving technologies in 2021.

19. Make changes and addition to some resolutions of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan according to appendix No. 5.

20. To the ministry of water economy (Sh. R. Hamrayev) together with the interested ministries and departments in two-month time to make in the Cabinet of Ministers offers on the changes and amendments in the legislation following from this resolution.

21. Quarterly discussion of execution of this decision, coordination and control of activities of responsible departments to impose on deputy prime ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan Sh. M. Ganiyev and Zh. A. Kuchkarov.

Following the results of every quarter to provide to the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan information on efficiency of the performed measures.

 

Appendix No. 1

to the Resolution of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan of December 11, 2020 No. PP-4919

Forecast indicators on implementation of water saving technologies in 2021

Name of regions	General plan	from them
		drop irrigation	from them				dozhdevalny irrigation	from them			discrete irrigation (cotton)	laser layout of the earth	from them
			cotton fields	gardens	vineyards	others		grain	ovoshchebakhchevy	feed crops			paddies
In total on the republic	430 000	210 739	160 343	29 638	15 656	5 102	18 638	14 743	1 729	2 166	623	200 000	42 800
Republic of Karakalpakstan	45 423	7 323	5 550	440	333	1 000					100	38 000	25 000
Turtkulsky district	3 053	833	700	50	23	60					20	2 200
Beruniysky district	3 264	944	800	50	34	60					20	2 300
Ellikkalinsky district	3 210	890	800	50	40						20	2 300
Amudarsky district	3 067	1 027	900	50	17	60					40	2 000
Takhiatashsky district	445	245	200	10	15	20						200
Hodzheylinsky district	1 396	396	300	50	26	20						1 000	500
Shumanaysky district	2 055	355	300	20	15	20						1 700	1 200
Kanlykulsky district	4 805	305	250	20	15	20						4 500	4 000
Kungradsky district	3 755	355	300	20	15	20						3 400	3 000
Nukus district	5 052	652		20	57	575						4 400	4 100
Kegeyliysky district	2 070	370	300	30	20	20						1 700	1 200
Bozatausky district	656	56		10	6	40						600	600
Chimbaysky district	3 660	360	300	20	20	20						3 300	2 800
Karauzyaksky district	4 155	255	200	20	15	20						3 900	3 500
Takhtakupyrsky district	4 150	250	200	15	15	20						3 900	3 500
Muynaksky district	630	30		5		25						600	600
Andijan region	44 329	27 985	27 110	740	136							16 344	1 300
Andijan district	3 109	2 008	1 800	130	78							1 101	200
Asakinsky district	324	224		200	24							100	100
Balykchinsky district	5 214	3 193	3 150	30	14							2 021	50
Bulakbashinsky district	1 453	890	860	30								563	50
Bustansky district	2 368	1 360	1 350	10								1 008
Dzhalakuduksky district	4 033	2 670	2 550	120								1 363	150
Izbaskansky district	4 690	3 000	2 970	30								1 690	140
Ulugnorsky district	2 744	920	900	20								1 824	160
Markhamatsky district	2 861	1 850	1 800	30	20							1 011	50
Altynkulsky district	3 031	2 010	1 980	30								1 021
Pakhtaabadsky district	4 194	2 730	2 700	30								1 464	200
Hodzhaabadsky district	830	780	750	30								50	50
Shakhrikhansky district	4 111	2 720	2 700	20								1 391
Kurgantepinsky district	5 367	3 630	3 600	30								1 737	150
Bukhara region	22 820	17 440	15 000	1 100	539	800					400	4 980
Bukhara district	1 381	931	600	241		90						450
Vabkentsky district	1 704	789	600	76		112					200	715
Dzhandarsky district	2 641	2 101	1 800	157	54	90						540
Kagansky district	1 074	709	600	64		45						365
Karakul district	3 520	3 160	3 000	61	54	45						360
Karaulbazarsky district	2 195	1 845	1 800			45						350
Alatsky district	2 733	2 548	2 400	49	54	45						185
Peshkunsky district	1 446	936	600	143	81	112						510
Romitansky district	3 442	2 602	2 400	58	54	90						840
Shafirkansky district	1 276	761	600	12	80	68					200	315

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