The status of some settlements will be changed

Юлия Воробьева • 06.11.2025, 20:46 • Local news

In Kyrgyzstan, as part of the proposed draft law presented for public discussion, a number of settlements from the Batken, Osh, and Talas regions may be classified as ayils. According to current legislation, for a settlement to be granted the status of an ayil, it must have at least 50 residents, of whom at least half are engaged in agriculture.

Obtaining this status will allow local settlements to become independent territorial units within the corresponding ayil district, which will enhance their status and open new opportunities for socio-economic development. It is expected that the new status will contribute to attracting investments and improving the use of internal resources.

According to representatives of the State Agency for State Service and Local Self-Government, this step will provide local communities with greater initiative and responsibility in addressing local issues. Furthermore, residents of these settlements will be able to register their place of residence in the new ayil.

All documents necessary for the designation of ayil status have been prepared in accordance with legal norms. Decisions regarding the new status were made at meetings with residents of the relevant settlements, which were then approved by local councils and district administrations, as well as by the orders of the authorized representatives of the president in the specified regions. The issue of the status of the settlements was reviewed and approved on September 5, 2025, at a meeting of the interdepartmental commission on administrative-territorial structure.

According to the proposal, the following settlements may be classified as ayils:

Batken Region