BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 23. President of
Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov has signed the Law "On Services Provided
by State Bodies and Local Self-Government Bodies."
According to the press service of the Kyrgyz president, the law,
adopted by the Jogorku Kenesh (Parliament) on June 11, 2026, is
aimed at reducing bureaucracy and modernizing the country's system
of state and municipal service delivery.
"The President of the Kyrgyz Republic, Sadyr Japarov, has signed
the Law 'On Services Provided by State Bodies and Local
Self-Government Bodies,'" the statement says.
Under the new legislation, state and municipal services will be
divided into paid services and civil law-based services provided on
a contractual basis. At the same time, the law prohibits charging
fees for services that are guaranteed to be provided free of charge
under Kyrgyz legislation and allows fee exemptions and benefits for
socially vulnerable groups.
A key element of the reform is the digitalization of public
services and the introduction of a proactive service model. This
will allow certain services to be provided automatically based on
information already available to state and local authorities,
without requiring citizens to submit an application. Recipients
must be notified in advance and will have the right to refuse the
service or appeal its outcome.
The legislation also provides alternative methods of accessing
public services for people who do not have access to digital
technologies, ensuring equal access to government services. In
addition, it allows state bodies to involve private-sector
providers through outsourcing mechanisms where appropriate.
The law also establishes a Unified Register of Services, which
will contain an approved and systematized list of all state and
municipal services. Local self-government bodies will be entitled
to adopt additional service lists reflecting the specific needs of
their respective territories and communities.
The law will enter into force three months after its official
publication.
