He also restored the pensions of 100,000 elderly people whose pensions Nyýazow had slashed in the face of an unspecified budget crisis. Later on, he reopened the Turkmen Academy of Sciences, which had been closed by Nyýazow.
In addition, he revived the retirement benefits for 100,000 elderly citizens that Nyýazow had abruptly reduced during a budgetary crisis. Subsequently, he reactivated the Turkmen Academy of Sciences, which had been closed by Nyýazow.