Assistants to the hokims are among people ("Dekhibaland" mahalla)

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Interview with Nuriddin Khushvaktov, Hokim Assistant in the Dekhibaland mahalla of Nurota District, Navoi Region.

– Please tell us a little about yourself. How did your professional career begin, and how did you come to hold this position?

– In 1995, I graduated from Tashkent Polytechnic University with a degree in engineering. From 1995 to 1997, I worked as a teacher at the Nurota vocational school. From 1997 to 2011, I served as a labor inspector at the Employment Assistance Center of Nurota District, and from 2011 to 2014, I headed the center. From 2015 to 2019, I served as chairman of a rural citizens’ assembly and chairman of a mahalla citizens’ assembly. From 2019 until December 2021, I was engaged in entrepreneurship and headed the Umid Lobar enterprise. I then passed an interview with the Republican Working Group, and since January 2022 I have been working as the Hokim Assistant of Nurota District in the Dekhibaland Mahalla Citizens’ Assembly.

– How would you describe the mahalla? Please tell us about its infrastructure, roads, industrial enterprises, and employment opportunities for residents.

– The Dekhibaland Mahalla Citizens’ Assembly comprises 345 households and 532 families, with a total population of 1,739. The mahalla has one general education school, one family medical point, one state preschool educational institution, one cultural center, as well as the mahalla citizens’ assembly itself.

Today, 32 business entities operate in the mahalla. These include 12 manufacturing enterprises, 17 retail stores, and three farms. The main economic driver of the mahalla is livestock farming: residents primarily earn income by raising livestock in their household plots.

In 2019, the mahalla was included in the Obod Mahalla program, under which all streets were fully covered with gravel. In addition, 5 km of internal roads were asphalted, the school building was completely renovated, and new buildings were constructed for the family medical point, the mahalla citizens’ assembly, and the state preschool institution. A water supply system was also extended to the homes of Dekhibaland residents.

In 2026, our mahalla was included in the “Mahalla with the Image of New Uzbekistan” category, which is helping make the area even more developed and comfortable.

Considerable work is also being carried out in the social sphere. For example, employment is being promoted by involving residents in entrepreneurship through concessional loans. In 2026, 30 land plots along the main highway were put up for auction for citizens wishing to start businesses. Entrepreneurs who purchased these plots have already begun construction. This means that another 30 new business entities will emerge.

– Through meetings, surveys, and continuous study, you remain closely informed about the situation in the mahalla. What growth drivers have been identified, and what is being done in these areas?

– In addition to livestock farming, households in our mahalla have opportunities to establish small marble-processing workshops. We are taking measures to make effective use of this potential.

As you know, there is a marble deposit in the town of Gazgan, located in Nurota District. This creates opportunities to develop entrepreneurial activity in marble processing. At present, there are 10 small marble-processing enterprises. Several more small stone-processing workshops are also preparing to open.

For our part, we assist entrepreneurs with the sale of their products by helping them find markets through the promotion and advertising of their goods.

The main driver of the mahalla remains livestock farming, a traditional activity that has continued since the time of our ancestors. To further develop this sector, we have proposed that local entrepreneurs establish workshops for processing milk, dairy products, and meat.

– What opportunities are available in the mahalla for developing entrepreneurship? How many new enterprises have been created, and how many individual entrepreneurs have been provided with employment?

– Today, 32 business entities operate in the mahalla, including 12 manufacturing enterprises, 17 retail stores, and three farms. More than half of them have been established in recent years.