In the large hall of the State Committee for Land Management and Geodesy under the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan, the regular meeting of the Board of the Committee on the results of activities for the first half of the current year was held with the participation of the Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Tajikistan, Ziyozoda Sulaymon Rizo. The meeting was attended by the Deputy Chairmen of the Committee, heads of structural subdivisions of the central apparatus, leaders of enterprises and institutions of the Committee system, chairmen of land management committees of regions, cities, and districts of the republic, as well as directors of the State Unitary Enterprise “Registration of Immovable Property” in the cities and districts of the republic.
The meeting was opened by the Chairman of the Committee – Chairman of the Board, Khodjazoda Orif Ashuri.
After approval of the agenda and the working regulations, a report on the results of activities for the first half of the current year was heard from the First Deputy Chairman of the State Committee for Land Management and Geodesy, Pirzoda Dilovar Atakhon.
It was noted that during the reporting period, in order to implement the instructions of the Founder of Peace and National Unity – the Leader of the Nation, President of the Republic of Tajikistan, respected Emomali Rahmon, as well as to control the use and protection of land, and to involve unused and abandoned lands into agricultural turnover, certain work was carried out.
In particular, during the reporting period, the draft government decree “On the report on the existing lands, their distribution by groups, types and land users as of January 1, 2025” was approved by the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan on March 28, 2025, No. 224.
According to the annual land report as of January 1, 2025, the area of abandoned lands decreased by 343 hectares (including 330 hectares of irrigated land) compared to the data as of January 1, 2024, and these lands were transferred to arable lands.
Control over the targeted and efficient use of land plots is one of the main areas of the Committee’s activities. In the first half of the current year, inspectors of the Committee and its territorial bodies identified 7,562 cases of violations of land legislation, for which 6,918 instructions were issued. Administrative protocols were drawn up for 6,792 cases, and fines totaling 4,004,105 somoni were imposed, of which 3,099,864 somoni were credited to a special account.
For legal evaluation, 628 materials were sent to the prosecutor’s office, 405 to the bailiff service. As a result, 5,033 violations of land legislation were eliminated locally.
The detected violations were recorded jointly with surveyors or with their involvement. The Committee will continue cooperation with law enforcement agencies of the republic to detect and prevent offenses.
During the reporting period, the following were prepared:
Draft Law of the Republic of Tajikistan “On Amendments and Additions to the Law of the Republic of Tajikistan ‘On Dehkan (Farmer) Farms’”;
Draft Government Decree “On Amendments and Additions to the Government Decree dated May 3, 2010, No. 225”;
Draft Concept of State Policy in the field of land use until 2044.
Also, a draft of the new edition of the Land Code of the Republic of Tajikistan was prepared, taking into account the proposals of ministries and departments, and work on its improvement is ongoing.
In the first half of 2025, the Committee received 72 cases on the allocation of land plots (by government order), sent from local land management committees for expertise and coordination with ministries and departments. Of these, 34 cases were returned due to identified deficiencies, and 18 are in the process of coordination.
In the field of technical accounting, regional organizations completed 41,948 works totaling 34,190,675 somoni. Of these: 16,830 were primary technical accounting, 15,267 current technical accounting, and 9,851 other types of work.
In the first half of the current year, two competitions were held to fill 43 vacant administrative positions in the Committee system. As a result, 16 people were appointed, including 5 young specialists and 1 woman.
During the next certification, 76 people were covered: 65 successfully passed, 8 were sent for re-certification, and 3 were relieved of their positions.
During the reporting period, enterprises and institutions of the Committee system performed topographic-geodetic, cartographic, and registration works amounting to 91,748,000 somoni. Of this amount, 39 million went to the budget, and the remaining funds were spent on salaries and other expenses. The average salary of employees was 2,582 somoni.
In addition, as part of the preparation for the celebration of the 35th anniversary of state independence and the creation of favorable working conditions, relevant measures are being implemented.
According to the Government Decree of the Republic of Tajikistan dated July 1, 2022, No. 305 “On the celebration of the 35th anniversary of the State Independence of the Republic of Tajikistan,” the Committee was assigned the implementation of 12 items of the plan. Work on their implementation continues. The administrative building in the Varzob district is already ready, and construction of new buildings in remote districts of Kuhistoni Mastchoh and Sangvor will begin soon.
Then, Deputy Prime Minister Sulaymon Ziyozoda and Chairman of the Committee Orif Khodjazoda heard reports from the chairmen of land management committees of Sughd, Khatlon regions, GBAO, directors of the State Unitary Enterprise “Tajikzeminsoz,” ILT “Fazo,” State Unitary Enterprise “Cartographic Factory,” as well as heads of land management committees of the cities and districts of Panjakent, Shahriston, Mastchoh, Hisor, and Vahdat. They were instructed to eliminate identified shortcomings, provide land users with legal documents, strengthen control over the use of household plots and pastures, and take necessary measures for timely planting of repeated agricultural crops.
