EXTENDED MEETING OF THE BOARD OF THE STATISTICAL AGENCY

On April 14, 2025, an extended meeting of the board was held at the Agency on Statistics under the President of the Republic of Tajikistan to review the results of the work of the state statistical bodies for the first quarter of 2025 and to discuss the tasks for the remainder of the year. The meeting was attended by the leadership, heads of departments and divisions of the central office of the Agency, as well as local statistical authorities.

The Director of the Agency on Statistics under the President of the Republic of Tajikistan, Jamshed Nurmuhammadzoda, declared the meeting open and emphasized that the session would analyze and review the results of the activities of the statistical bodies and that necessary measures would be taken to identify and address existing shortcomings.

Deputy Director of the Agency on Statistics, Mirzoyon Nadir Ramazoni, gave a detailed report on the activities of the state statistical bodies in the first quarter of 2025. He noted that the Agency, with renewed energy and enthusiasm, embraced the latest Presidential Address to Parliament dated December 28, 2024, along with decrees, instructions, and directives from the President and resolutions of the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan related to statistics, socio-economic programs, and plans. In the first quarter, the Agency summarized a number of important indicators.

It was noted that the statistical body, in accordance with the “Statistical Work Program,” carried out a total of 2,542 statistical assignments during the reporting period, fulfilling 100 percent of the plan. Of these, 572 works were related to industrial statistics and investment in construction, 642 to agricultural statistics and environmental protection, 131 to financial statistics, 177 to price and tariff statistics, 33 to household budget surveys, 354 to demographic, employment, and social statistics, 369 to statistics on material resources, trade, and foreign economic relations, and 264 to statistics on transport, communications, housing and utilities, and paid services—demonstrating full implementation of the statistical work program.

At the meeting, heads of the main departments of the Agency in Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO), other regions, and departments and subdivisions of the Agency in the districts of republican subordination delivered reports. They received valuable guidance and recommendations from the leadership of the Agency aimed at further improving the level and quality of work.

During the session, various issues were discussed regarding the quality of statistical work, the timeliness and accuracy of statistical data reflecting all socio-economic spheres, and adherence to the existing methodology for forming official statistics.