An honorary title of a distinguished municipal employee may be established in Uzbekistan
The honorary title of "Distinguished Communal Utility Worker" may be established in Uzbekistan. This is stipulated in the law "On the Establishment of the Honorary Title of Distinguished Communal Utility Worker in the Republic of Uzbekistan", approved at the plenary session of the Senate on August 8.
It was noted at the meeting that although the municipal sector is rapidly developing as an independent sector, there is a need to improve the state-level incentive system for employees who have been working effectively in this sector for many years in accordance with the requirements of the times. Therefore, the current honorary title of "Distinguished Communal Utility Worker in the Republic of Uzbekistan" is being established.
According to the law, this honorary title is awarded to employees who have made a worthy contribution to the development of the public utilities sector, who have made a special contribution to improving the quality of public utilities services provided to the population through their many years of productive work, high professionalism, initiative and dedication.
The law also approves the description of the new honorary title badge. It reflects symbols that reflect the specific features of the public utilities sector, which will further enrich the content and essence of this state award.
At a meeting of the Legislative Chamber on June 1, Deputy Minister of Construction, Housing and Communal Services Ozoda Jorayeva noted that public utilities employees serve the population day and night, on weekends and holidays, and are the first to respond to problems in the event of accidents, natural disasters or emergencies. They said that they often work in difficult conditions, but nevertheless approach their duties with dedication, and this work is not always sufficiently recognized.
Senators noted that the adoption of this law will serve to properly recognize the selfless work of employees working in the field of communal services and further enhance their professional prestige.
According to data, in Uzbekistan, 19,000 people work in the management bodies providing services in apartment buildings, more than 25,000 in city and district improvement departments, 27,000 people work in water supply organizations to ensure the continuous operation of 11,435 facilities with a capacity of 10 million cubic meters per day, 1,390 water distribution nodes and 108,000 kilometers of networks to provide 31 million people with centralized drinking water, and 7,000 people work in 560 boiler houses to ensure the efficient operation of 4,000 kilometers of heating networks, which provide centralized heat energy to 16,610 apartment buildings with more than 761,000 apartments and 2,543 social facilities.