President Emomali Rahmon is holding a meeting today to review the results of the past year’s work, an official source in the Tajik government told Asia-Plus in an interview.

Heads of ministries, agencies, provinces, cities and districts as well as directors of project implementation units are reportedly attending the meeting.  They will report on the results of work carried out last year.  

A special attention will be given to the issues of implementation of the national development strategy for the period to 2030 (NDS-2030), the source added.   

The main priorities of NDS-2030 include: 1) education; 2) health care; 3) employment; 4) inequality; 5) combating corruption; 6) food security and nutrition; 7) good governance; 8) social welfare; 9) prevention of potential conflicts; and 10) energy security, environmental protection and management of demographic processes.

NDS-2030 suggests that coordination institutions and accountability of state administration bodies, business and civil society should play an important role for the implementation of these priorities.  Performance of these institutions will be based on a national system of evaluation and forecasting of future development, short-term and long-term objectives and plans for implementation, accordingly.

The source further note that it could not be ruled out that the meeting would continue tomorrow as well.

Usually, the president introduces a number of staff changes at the enlarged government sessions at the beginning of the year.  

Thus, Finance Minister Abdusalom Qurboniyon and Customs Service chief Abdufattoh Ghoi were retired last year.