The necessity of determining further priorities for the development of rural
areas in the Republic of Uzbekistan, which provides comprehensive sustainable socio-economic
and innovative growth and contributes to increasing the welfare of rural residents, is
substantiated. Systemic problems of rural areas have been identified and ways of solving them are
proposed. The basic principles of rural development are formulated, and its new priority directions
are proposed. The choice of tools is of great importance for the implementation of the main
identified areas of rural development. In conclusion, it is concluded that it is necessary to intensify
efforts to modernize agriculture in the country and develop rural areas in order to achieve
comprehensive sustainable economic growth and improve the quality of life of the rural
population. This article is of interest to researchers, government agencies, specialists and anyone
interested in rural development in Uzbekistan

In this article, taking into account the identified problems in the development of cities of different administrative ranks, special measures of urban policy are proposed for cities of different ranks. These include: the formation of agglomerations; the transfer of administrative, educational, production facilities outside the city and the transfer of management functions to other structures; the creation of innovative, science-intensive and high-tech activities, innovation-technology clusters; the interaction of nearby territories with cities based on innovative forms of management; the creation of satellite cities; the development of industrial, social, transport, engineering service functions and sectors based on specialization; the development of mechanisms for transferring investments, labor and production resources.