Prime Minister of Tatarstan Ildar Khalikov takes part in VFD events in Saratov
28 September 2011, Wednesday
On September 28 Prime Minister of Tatarstan Ildar Khalikov took part in a session of subcommittee on Volga federal district for investment projects of national, regional and interregional significance. RF Minister of regional development Viktor Basargin discussed issues of creating favorable climate for investment growth and realization of projects considered to be priority in the district with heads of RF VFD subjects and representatives of federal authorities.
Currently there are 32 priority projects approved by Chairman of RF Government Vladimir Putin. It was noted that only two regions – Tatarstan and Nizhny Novgorod region demonstrate high dynamics of attracting investments.
Prime Minister of Tatarstan Ildar Khalikov also attended a session of Council under plenipotentiary of RF President in Volga federal district chaired by Grigory Rapota.
Heads of regions, chief federal inspectors, leaders of state authorities discussed activity of state authorities in regions of Volga federal district in the sphere of environmental protection. 16 % of All-Russian emission of harmful substances into the atmosphere and 17 % of polluted sewage go to Volga federal district. More than 50 territorial departments of federal authorities and 36 regional departments of executive authorities implement functions in the sphere of environmental protection.
By results of discussion attendees of the session proposed RF Government and RF State Duma to make alterations in Budget code, current legislation, adopt long-term target investment programs on waste treatment, make up regional systems of ecological monitoring coordinating their activity with the state.
On 26 March Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin took part in a meeting of the Council by the Russian Presidential Envoy in the Volga Federal District dedicated to rural demographic policy held by the Russian Presidential Envoy in the District Igor Komarov in Nizhniy Novgorod with participation of heads of federal ministries concerned, representatives of the Federal Assembly and heads of federal entities of the Volga Federal District. The participants of the meeting discussed such topics as the demographic situation, implementation of federal programmes and the best regional practices, and the results of the meeting will be used for preparing comprehensive solutions of such tasks set by Russian President Vladimir Putin as preservation of the population, strengthening health, raising prosperity of people and supporting families.
On 24 March, speaking at a briefing on achievements of preventive medicine last year and plans for 2026 held in the Government House of the republic, representatives of Tatarstan Healthcare Ministry said that medical check-ups are proving their effectiveness in preserving the health and lives of residents of the republic.
Thus the regional Healthcare Minister Almir Abashev informed: “Over the past five years, a clear course has been set to ensure that preventative medicine in the country gains momentum. Starting from 2022 the number of people who should have their medical check-ups in this or that year is growing. We are facing a task of covering more than 70 per cent of elderly people with check-ups by 2030.”
On March 10, the third meeting of the organizing committee on preparation and holding of the 20th anniversary Russian Venture Forum 2026 to be held in Kazan from April 8 to 10, chaired by Russian Minister of Science and Higher Education Valery Falkov and with participation of Tatarstan Prime Minister of the Republic of Tatarstan and co-chair of the forum’s organizing committee Aleksey Pesoshin, President of the Academy of Sciences of Tatarstan Rifkat Minnikhanov, Director of the Investment and Venture Fund of Tatarstan Damir Galiev as well as representatives of federal and regional authorities, development institutions and partner organizations via videoconference, took place.
On 10 March, speaking at a briefing dedicated to the development of the national Max messenger in Tatarstan and held in the Government House of the republic with all municipalities taking part in it via videoconference, the Minister of Digitalization of Public Administration, Information Technologies and Communication of the republic Ilya Nachvin informed that according to the data of March 2026 about 1.5m residents of Tatarstan use domestic Max messenger.