Unofficial translation
Decree
of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan
On additional measures to strengthen the personal responsibility of heads of state administration bodies and local executive power bodies for the effective organization of implementation of acts of legislation
The work carried out during the past five years with respect to the implementation of modern management methods into practice, improvement of the forms of control and verification of execution, strengthening demands , as well as the strict measures taken to increase the personal responsibility of the heads of state administration bodies and khokims of the territories provide an opportunity to implement the multifaceted tasks of state building, ensure the deepening of economic and social reforms, stable and accelerated development of the republic in today's difficult conditions.
Along with this, a critical analysis shows the presence of numerous facts testifying to the ineffectiveness of the performing discipline. In particular, the first is that the economic, financial and legal expertise of the submitted draft documents is not fully carried out; second, the forms and methods of organizational and control activities of state administration bodies and local executive bodies have not been improved; third, the essence and significance of the documents adopted by officials are not studied at the required level, there are no comprehensive measures to communicate and promote these documents, especially among the population and the general public; fourth, instead of personal demand and strict exactingness, numerous inquiries and information are collected, a liberal attitude is allowed towards irresponsible leaders, specialists of middle and lower management levels.
Individual deputies prime minister, ministers, heads of state administration bodies, khokims of regions, especially cities and districts, do not ensure prompt, decisive and effective elimination of these and other shortcomings at the required level. In this regard, it is necessary to take additional urgent measures to address a number of priority and promising tasks for the accelerated development of the country, economic sectors, social sphere and regions, including the search for reserves and budgetary funds.
In order to create an effective system for the efficient organization of the implementation and monitoring of adopted acts of legislation, strengthening the personal responsibility of the heads of the Cabinet of Ministers, government bodies and khokims of all levels for the unconditional achievement of the goals defined in the Address to the Oliy Majlis of the country dated December 29, 2020, as well as industry and regional development programs approved in 2016 — 2021:
1. To draw the attention of Advisers to the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, deputies prime minister, ministers, chairmen of state committees and heads of departments, the Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Karakalpakstan, khokims of regions, districts and cities to unimplemented effective measures for the timely, specific and full realization of the requirements of the Resolution of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated April 11, 2017 No. RP-2881 on strengthening performance discipline.
2. To take into account that:
for serious shortcomings in the creation of an effective system for the implementation of laws, decrees, resolutions, orders and instructions of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan (hereinafter — acts of legislation and instructions), weakening of performing discipline and lack of demand with respect to personnel, the ministers of healthcare, housing and public services, higher and secondary specialized education, individual heads of state committees and agencies, as well as khokims of 25 cities and districts were dismissed;
by decisions of the Presidium of the Cabinet of Ministers, disciplinary measures were applied to a number of heads of government bodies and structural units of the Government apparatus, including a reprimand, some of them were dismissed.
3. To accept the proposal of the Administration of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the Legislative Chamber and the Senate of the Oliy Majlis, the Cabinet of Ministers, the Accounts Chamber and the Ministry of Justice on the implementation of a Unified System of Organizational, Executive and Control Activities in order to take urgent and operational measures to form an effective practice of thorough elaboration and adoption of acts of legislation and instructions, their prompt communication to specific performers, the general public and the population, the deepening of economic and social reforms, the effective implementation of current, medium-term and long-term tasks.
4. To approve:
The procedure for organizing control and accountability of the implementation of laws, decrees, resolutions, orders and instructions of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan in accordance with Appendices No. 1a — 1d*;
“Roadmap” for the implementation of the main directions of work organization and strengthening of executive discipline in the Administration of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the apparatus of the Cabinet of Ministers, state administration bodies, the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Karakalpakstan, khokimiyats of regions, districts and cities in accordance with Appendix No. 2*;
The Scheme for organizing control and accountability of the execution of laws, decrees, resolutions, orders and instructions of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan through the Unified interdepartmental electronic system of executive discipline “Ijro.gov.uz” in accordance with Appendix No. 3*.
* Nos. 1 — 3 of the appendix are given in the Uzbek language.
5. To warn Advisers to the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, deputies prime minister, ministers, chairmen of state committees, the Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Karakalpakstan, khokims of regions, cities and districts about personal responsibility for unconditional, timely and effective implementation of the requirements established in Appendices No. 1 — 3* to this Decree, while paying special attention to the following priority tasks of strengthening executive discipline:
firstly, organizing personal control over the preparation of draft acts of legislation and instructions, ensuring their thorough economic, financial and legal expertise, timely approval by authorized management bodies , as well as justification in the units of the Administration of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Deputy Prime Minister;
secondly, ensuring personal control over the timely development of “road maps” (action plans) for promptly communicating acts of legislation and instructions to the executors, including explaining to the general public and the population the essence and significance of the tasks set in them, determining in control points and instructions specific mechanisms, deadlines and those responsible for implementation;
thirdly, a personal organization in the practice of monitoring the execution of acts of legislation and instructions, paying special attention to a critical study of the real state of affairs in the central office, middle and lower levels of sectoral and territorial government bodies, the final results achieved, reasons for shortcomings and problems, unused reserves , as well as the timely provision of reports through the Unified Interdepartmental Electronic System of Executive Discipline "Ijro.gov.uz" (hereinafter referred to as the “Ijro.gov.uz” system) through electronic databases created in governing bodies and khokimiyats;
fourth, the introduction of the practice of expressing one's views in the media, holding meetings in public organizations and makhallas, as well as reporting of khokims at sessions of Kengashes of People's Deputies in order to clarify the essence and significance of acts of legislation and instructions, as well as measures taken to implement them;
fifthly, ensuring personal critical analysis of the timely, complete and effective execution of acts of legislation and instructions, the implementation of the tasks set and the achievement of the set goals. Development and submission of comprehensively substantiated proposals on problematic issues of the development of economic sectors, social sphere and regions, requiring the adoption of decisions by the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Government.
6. To Deputies Prime Minister, heads of administration bodies and organizations, the Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Karakalpakstan, khokims of regions, cities and districts, within a week, to ensure a thorough development and approval at meetings of collegial bodies of a specific action plan for the unconditional and comprehensive implementation of the requirements of this Decree.
To the Cabinet of Ministers, within ten days, to develop and approve a "Roadmap" to strengthen executive discipline in state bodies and organizations, the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Karakalpakstan, khokimiyats of regions, districts and cities on the example of specific ministries, khokimiyats of regions, districts and cities.
7. To entrust the Ministry of Justice with the following additional tasks:
conducting targeted and thematic analytical studies and monitoring the state of affairs on the ground in the context of industries, regions and departments to ensure timely, complete and high-quality execution of acts of legislation and orders, including in conjunction with the Accounts Chamber;
organization and further acceleration of work on coverage and discussion in the media and social networks of the activities of state bodies and organizations to ensure the implementation of acts of legislation and instructions under the heading “Decisions of the President — execution and control” with the wide use of public control tools, including with the participation of the National Movement “Yuksalish” and the Development Strategy Center;
development of proposals for identifying problems and factors that impede the implementation in practice of acts of legislation and instructions, raising specific issues before the relevant ministries and departments to resolve them, ensuring the openness of the activities of state bodies and organizations, reducing unnecessary duplication tasks and functions not featuring the industry, preventing unnecessary paperwork and meetings;
providing legal and methodological assistance to state bodies and organizations in the implementation of acts of legislation and instructions, taking part in training on the observance of executive discipline by the heads of their respective divisions.
8. To introduce a completely new system of monitoring the execution of acts of legislation and orders through the system "Ijro.gov.uz" in accordance with the procedure given in Appendix No. 3* to this Decree, providing for the implementation by:
a) the Ministry of Justice:
control through the system “Ijro.gov.uz” of timely execution of acts of legislation and instructions, as well as maintenance of the system “Ijro.gov.uz”;
introduction into the "Ijro.gov.uz" system of orders taken for control, based on these orders — determining the responsible executors and deadlines, checking the completeness and reliability of the data entered by them, as well as studying the validity of proposals to extend the deadlines established in acts of legislation and instructions;
monthly submission to the Administration of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Cabinet of Ministers of information on the status of implementation of acts of legislation and instructions.
To determine that the untimely entry into the system "Ijro.gov.uz" of the necessary data or the entry into this system of inaccurate information to ensure the execution of acts of legislation and instructions, as well as untimely or improper execution of the instructions of the Ministry of Justice shall be the basis for the application of disciplinary, administrative and other measures of liability in accordance with the legislation;
b) by the Cabinet of Ministers:
control through the "Ijro.gov.uz" system of timely execution of acts of legislation and instructions by government bodies, business associations and other organizations of the system of the Cabinet of Ministers, monthly review of the effectiveness of their implementation at meetings of the Presidium and submission to the Administration of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan of information along with related proposals;
checking the completeness and reliability of the information entered into the Ijro.gov.uz system by the responsible executors — government bodies, business associations and other organizations of the system of the Cabinet of Ministers, verified by the Ministry of Justice, as well as studying the validity of the proposals considered by the Ministry of Justice to extend the deadlines established in acts of legislation and instructions;
c) by the Accounting Chamber:
checking the completeness and reliability of the information entered into the “Ijro.gov.uz” system by the responsible executors, verified by the Ministry of Justice and the Government, removing them from control;
submitting to the Administration of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan conclusions on proposals to extend the deadlines established in acts of legislation and instructions considered by the Ministry of Justice and the Government;
quarterly submission to the Administration of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan information on the status of implementation of acts of legislation and instructions;
d) by the Administration of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan:
coordination of the activities of organizations that control the execution of acts of legislation and instructions;
if necessary, re-taking control of acts of legislation and instructions that have been removed from control, taking some of them under separate control (removal from control is carried out exclusively by the Administration of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan);
consideration of the conclusions of the Accounts Chamber on proposals to extend the deadlines for execution, established in acts of legislation and instructions;
making proposals to the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan on improving the efficiency of activities to organize the execution of acts of legislation and instructions, as well as strengthening the responsibility of officials of state bodies and organizations for ensuring executive discipline;
e) control over the execution of documents signed during the visits of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan at a high level and instructions for investment projects shall be carried out in the manner specified in the Decree of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated August 18, 2020 No. DP-6042.
9. To recommend the Chambers of the Oliy Majlis to study the state of implementation of the adopted acts of legislation, practice of enforcement of law, including the impact of the ongoing reforms on the lifestyle of the population with studying on site, to establish systemic parliamentary control over ensuring their effectiveness.
10. To create at the expense of the optimized part of the staffing system of the Ministry of Justice:
in the structure of the central office of the Ministry of Justice — the Department for control over the execution of acts and orders of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan with a staffing of 15 units;
in the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Karakalpakstan, departments of justice of regions and the city of Tashkent — territorial subdivisions of the Department for control over the execution of acts and orders of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan with a total staffing of 28 units.
11. To establish that:
starting from April 1, 2021, the issues of appointment and dismissal of heads of departments responsible for executive discipline in all state bodies of the republican level, in the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Karakalpakstan, khokimiyats of regions and the city of Tashkent must be agreed with The Sector for ensuring executive discipline of the Administration of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan;
starting from May 1, 2021, control of execution, maintaining control files and generating reports in all state bodies and organizations, local government bodies shall be carried out exclusively through the “Ijro.gov.uz” system;
the program for conducting annual targeted and thematic analytical studies of the implementation of acts of legislation and orders shall be developed by the Ministry of Justice on the basis of proposals from the Accounts Chamber and other interested ministries and departments and shall be approved by the head of the Presidential Administration of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
12. To the department of the Adviser of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan on the issues of the Public Service and interaction with the representative authorities, by March 15, 2021, taking into account the requirements of this Decree, to develop a set of measures to organize a unified system of training, advanced training, internship and practical seminars for managers and specialists from the apparatus of government bodies and organizations, the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Karakalpakstan, khokimiyats of regions, cities and districts.
13. To the Ministry of Justice to submit to the Cabinet of Ministers draft normative legal acts on:
within a month to ensure the functioning of the “Ijro.gov.uz” system;
within two months to amend the current legislation.
14. To entrust control over the timely and effective execution of this Decree to the Prime Minister of the Republic of Uzbekistan A.N. Aripov and the Head of the Presidential Administration of the Republic of Uzbekistan Z.Sh. Nizomiddinov.
15. To consider the implementation of this Decree in July 2021 and January 2022.
President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Sh. MIRZIYOYEV
Tashkent city,
February 10, 2021,
№ DP-6166