Speaking at an enlarged government session, President Emomali Rahmon yesterday harshly criticized improper activities of the Ministry of Industry and New Technologies (MoINT) and the Tajik Aluminum Company (TALCO).
The head of state ordered the Minister of Industry and New Technologies Shavkat Bobozoda to review training programs with taking into consideration real demands of the country’s labor market in order to provide the industrial sector with skilled specialists.
Rahmon gave Bobozoda six months to remove the existing shortcomings and submit the report for consideration to the government, according to the Tajik president’s official website.
Emomali Rahmon also expressed concern about decrease in aluminum production. Aluminum production last year fell 7.1 percent compared to 2017 and nearly three times compared to 2012, the head of state stressed.
In this regard, Deputy Prime Minister Davlatali Said, Deputy Prime Minister Azim Ibrohim, Chairman of the TALCO Board of Directors Sherali Kabiri as well as TALCO top managers were reportedly ordered to take adequate measures to increase production and export of aluminum and provide further development of the company.
The Minister of Energy and Water Resources Usmonali Usmonzoda and Barqi Tojik (Tajikistan’s national integrated power company) Chairman Mirzo Ismoilzoda were ordered to take measures to ensure regular supply of electricity to enterprises, social facilities and the population.
The head of state also ordered top managers of Open Joint-Stock Company NBO Roghun to take adequate measures to ensure high-quality construction of the Roghun hydroelectric power plant (HPP) and targeted use of budgetary funds allocated for construction of the Roghun HPP.
Speaking at the session, Rahmon also expressed dissatisfaction over decrease in the country’s exports.
He, in particular, noted that aluminum exports had fallen 25 percent over the past five years and the farm produce exports had fallen 55 percent over the same five-year period.
In this regard, the president ordered heads of relevant ministries and agencies to take effective measures to raise competitiveness of Tajik goods, the president’s website said.
