ASTANA, Kazakhstan, September 8. The government must implement a unified digital system for tracking migration flows both within the country and from abroad, said President of Kazakhstan Kasım-Jomart Tokayev in his annual Address to the people of Kazakhstan, Trend reports.
According to Tokayev, the lack of a centralized accounting
system significantly affects the quality of forecasting and the
effectiveness of decisions in the regulation of the labor market
and especially migration.
“Uncontrolled internal and external migration creates a colossal
burden on the infrastructure of our largest cities, which are
points of attraction for citizens.
An illustrative case study is the urban center of Astana. In a mere
triennium, the demographic landscape of the capital has surged by
over 250,000 individuals, with an impressive influx of nearly
100,000 in the preceding fiscal year,” articulated the President of
Kazakhstan.
Tokayev further underscored that the augmentation for this fiscal
year may surpass this already elevated benchmark.
“The quotidian demand on the urban infrastructure is fundamentally
derived from accommodating 1.9 million inhabitants, whereas the
officially recorded populace stands at 1.5 million individuals.” To
put it differently, over 400,000 individuals—equivalent to the
demographic of a mid-sized urban center—are accommodated by the
capital beyond the scope of any strategic frameworks. The viability
of the urban thermal and hydric infrastructure frameworks is
currently jeopardized,” he emphasized.
In light of Tokayev's assertions, it is imperative to undertake a
comprehensive evaluation of the underlying factors driving
migratory trends from peripheral regions to the capital. Strategic
decisions must be formulated to establish alternative hubs of
socio-economic magnetism throughout the nation.
“The paradigm of ‘capital aligns with constituents’ must be
operationalized, and the allocation of fiscal responsibilities for
regional social commitments should undergo a recalibration,”
asserted the President of Kazakhstan.
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