The agency told Gazeta.uz that regional and district administrations withheld 24,241 decisions from public access, accounting for 28.5% of the 84,990 documents adopted through the E-qaror electronic decision-making system between January and June.

Although the share of unpublished decisions declined compared to a year earlier, the agency noted that almost three out of every ten local government decisions remain inaccessible to the public.

The monitoring is conducted under presidential decree No. UP-270, which introduced new mechanisms for overseeing the drafting, adoption and publication of local government decisions through the E-qaror system.

Transparency improves, but gaps remain

During the first half of 2026, local authorities made 60,749 decisions publicly available, or 71.5% of the total.

In the same period of 2025, local governments adopted 81,117 decisions, publishing 55,255 and withholding 25,862.

Compared to the previous year, the total number of decisions increased by 4.8%, while the number of published documents rose by almost 10%. The number of unpublished decisions fell by 6.3%, reducing their share from 31.9% to 28.5%.

The most significant improvement was recorded in Tashkent. The proportion of unpublished decisions issued by the city administration and district administrations fell from 49% in the first half of 2025 to 36% in the same period this year. In absolute terms, the number of unpublished documents nearly halved, dropping by 1,236 to 1,335.

Fergana region also recorded notable progress, reducing the share of unpublished decisions from 28% to 22%, while the number of published documents increased by almost 23%.

The share of unpublished decisions declined from 21% to 16% in Andijan region and from 40% to 35% in Surkhandarya region.

Further improvements were recorded in Namangan region, where the figure fell from 26% to 22%; Bukhara region, from 33% to 29%; and the Republic of Karakalpakstan, from 35% to 31%.

Smaller declines were observed in Tashkent region, Syrdarya region, Kashkadarya region and Khorezm region.

Samarkand region posted only a marginal improvement, with the share of unpublished decisions decreasing from 42% to 41%. It nevertheless recorded the country's highest absolute number of unpublished documents, with 2,969 decisions withheld, up from 2,510 a year earlier.

Only two regions saw transparency deteriorate.

In Navoi region, the share of unpublished decisions rose from 41% to 45%, the highest rate nationwide. Of the 3,877 decisions adopted, 1,761 were not made public. The highest rates within the region were recorded in Navbahor district (57%), Nurata district (54%), the cities of Navoi and Zarafshan (52% each), Uchquduq district (49%) and Khatyrchi district (42%).

Jizzakh region also registered a slight increase, with the share of unpublished decisions rising from 23% to 24%. The highest rates were recorded in Dustlik and Yangiabad districts (36% each), followed by Bakhmal district (34%) and Forish district (31%).

Construction accounted for most undisclosed spending

The Anti-Corruption Agency separately reviewed decisions involving the allocation of budgetary and other public funds, describing them as an area with elevated corruption risks.

The review identified 692 unpublished decisions authorizing the allocation of approximately UZS 1.52 trillion. According to the agency, none of these documents contained personal data or other information protected from disclosure under the law.

Construction projects accounted for the largest share of the undisclosed spending. Authorities allocated UZS 861.3 billion, or around 57% of the total, through 133 unpublished decisions.

Another UZS 296.5 billion, representing roughly 19%, was allocated for the procurement of goods, works and services under 141 decisions.

Authorities also approved UZS 159.6 billion in compensation payments to citizens through 28 decisions, while UZS 122.8 billion was allocated for other purposes under 127 decisions.

In addition, UZS 56 billion was allocated for public celebrations and the purchase of gifts through 153 decisions, UZS 17.3 billion for debt repayment under 17 decisions, and UZS 10.7 billion for business trips and official receptions through 93 decisions.

The Anti-Corruption Agency said it has submitted recommendations to the relevant authorities calling for internal investigations into the officials responsible and consideration of disciplinary measures where appropriate.