The main responsibilities and activities of the Ministry include: - carrying out complex measures on realizing government policy in the fields of culture and sports, revival of rich cultural heritage of the nation, all possible development for centuries formed high spirituality, national traditions and customs, training physically healthy, intellectually wealthy and harmonically developed personalities; - reasoning from the idea of national independence, cultural and spiritually moral traditions of the Uzbek nation, implementation of cultural-educational, physical-sanitary and overall sports activities among the population, meeting people’s cultural and esthetical needs; - further development of theatrical, musical, choreographic, fine, circus, nationally applied and show arts, improvement of ideally-artistic and moral level, providing assistance to creative groups in creating works, reflecting the history of nation and its modern life and free democratic society of the country; - Maintenance of filling of cultural - mass and celebratory actions with the deep ideological contents, adjustment of close cooperation with the creative unions and public organizations of the republic, rendering of comprehensive support of creative youth, creation of necessary conditions for high-grade display the of talents by them and talents; - Realization of measures on development of physical training and mass sports, formation in the population, first of all among youth and children, understanding the necessity of sports activities, to inculcation of aspiration to a healthy lifestyle and love to sports, preparation of youth for work and service in armed forces of the republic; - Rendering support and creation of necessary conditions, including strengthening of material base of establishments of Olympic reserve, for preparation of sportsmen of the high class capable adequately to represent Uzbekistan and to achieve high results in Olympic games, world championships and the Asian championships, and other international competitions.