Several districts across Uzbekistan will begin relocating government offices into unified administrative centers, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev announced during a meeting Friday.
The president noted that in many districts, government buildings currently occupy prime real estate along central streets and high-traffic areas. Following a successful pilot in the Kukdala district of the Kashkadarya province, this initiative is being expanded to 19 additional districts and cities.
He criticized several provinceal governors for a lack of initiative, pointing out that many have failed to consider the benefits of consolidating departments into a single building. Such moves, he argued, would slash utility costs for electricity, gas, and water, reduce maintenance expenses, and allow vacated sites—already equipped with ready-made infrastructure—to be handed over to entrepreneurs.
President Mirziyoyev highlighted that this optimization alone could save the state 1.8 billion kWh of electricity and 340 million cubic meters of gas annually.
He has ordered the development of a five-year program to implement this system nationwide, with the goal of freeing up 5 million square meters of space for the private sector. This year alone, the consolidation of government offices is slated to begin in 26 districts.
Under the new guidelines for administrative centers, Shavkat Mirziyoyev mandated that office space must not exceed an average of 15 square meters per employee.
This follows a briefing earlier this month regarding proposals to reduce the state's economic footprint and accelerate privatization. Current data shows that the state holds a 42% share in the economy. By nearly halving the average space per government employee—down from 27 square meters to between 12 and 15—the government expects to reclaim 4.9 million square meters of space to be sold or leased to businesses.
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