In his speech at a meeting on the socio-economic development of the country, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev separately dwelled on the issue of the powers of state bodies, El.kz reports with reference to the press service of Akorda.
"An effective solution to all of the above issues is impossible without a radical improvement of public administration. At present, a phased decentralization of the powers of state bodies has begun. About 500 functions of the Government have been transferred to ministries. We have embarked on the second stage of administrative reform, which provides for the transfer of functions from ministries to akimats. It is necessary that decisions are made on the ground, closer to the people and their needs. But decentralization should not be just shifting responsibility to akimats.
It is advisable to transfer functions while at the same time providing local authorities with the necessary human and financial resources. With the expansion of powers, it is necessary to proportionately increase the personal responsibility of political officials for the development of the supervised industries and the decisions they make," the President said.