Exemplary and unsatisfactory regions under the "Initiative Budget" have been announced
In the ranking reflecting that people are not indifferent to local budget issues, and in turn, local officials fulfill their commitments in the "Initiative Budget", Bukhara Region took 1st place, and Namangan Region took 2nd place. While the Republic of Karakalpakstan occupied 13th place, Andijan Region concluded the ranking with the lowest position.
Exemplary and unsatisfactory regions under "Participatory Budgeting" identified
The Ministry of Economy and Finance has announced a rating showing activity and efficiency under "Participatory Budgeting" broken down by regions.
As it turned out, Bukhara Region scored 86.6 points out of a maximum of 100 points, becoming the most exemplary region in terms of participatory budgeting. Namangan Region came in second with 83.6 points.
Fergana, Surkhandarya, and Tashkent regions also took high places with 77 points.
The result of Andijan Region, which holds the last place, sharply differs from other regions: 55.3 points. Out of 16 districts (cities) in the region, only one entered the "green" category, 6 were in the "yellow", and 9 fell into the "red" category.
The Republic of Karakalpakstan, Navoiy, and Kashkadarya regions also fell into the general "yellow" category.
The rating was compiled for the 3rd quarter of 2026 based on 5 criteria, with regions awarded a maximum of 20 points for each criterion:
organization of the selection stage of projects proposed by the population;
involvement of the population in "Participatory Budgeting" processes;
fulfillment of requirements for the formation of regional funds;
public control (evaluation of projects by initiators on the portal);
implementation of winning projects.
Under the final criterion — the implementation of winning projects — Jizzakh (16 points out of 20), Khorezm (15.5 points), and Surkhandarya (15.3 points) regions recorded the highest performance.
Syrdarya (11.7 points), Navoiy (12.4 points), Andijan, and Samarkand regions (12.9 points each) recorded low results in terms of project implementation.