As part of the international conference “Constitutional and legal problems of modernising the system of representative authorities: international experience for Uzbekistan”, the Institute of Legislation and Legal Policy under the President of Uzbekistan held an interactive seminar for chairpersons and executive secretaries of Kengashes of people’s deputies on 18 April 2025.
The aim of the seminar was to conduct a practical analysis of the problems faced by the Kengashes of people’s deputies in their daily work, to develop proposals for their elimination, to discuss foreign experience and prospects for cooperation with the executive authorities, civil society institutions and citizens.
It was noted that in the context of the ongoing reforms, ensuring the effectiveness and independence of local representative bodies is the most important condition for the sustainable development of the country. As part of the implementation of the provisions of the new version of the Constitution, the Kengashes of people’s deputies have been granted expanded powers, for which effective organisational and legal mechanisms need to be established.
In this context, the seminar examined, through interviews and questionnaires, the main problems hindering the effective functioning of the Kengashes of peoples’ deputies, as well as foreign experience in solving them, and provided relevant expert recommendations.
Summing up the results of the seminar, the participants noted its great importance for the further improvement of the work of the Kengashes of people’s representatives. The event made it possible to identify the main systemic shortcomings and determine the most urgent areas for improving the interaction of local representative bodies with khokims, other state bodies and citizens. The results of the questionnaire and the discussion of practical cases will form the basis for the elaboration of specific recommendations and proposals aimed at improving the effectiveness of the work of the Kengashes and their role in the socio-economic development of the regions of Uzbekistan.