Ildar Khalikov: “Belekech” program - dreams come true”
9 November 2011, Wednesday
The fourth kindergarten opened today in Kazan in the context of Republican program “Belekech”. Distinguished guests at the event were Tatarstan PM Ildar Khalikov, Minister of education and science Albert Gilmutdinov, Mayor of Kazan Ilsur Metshin and other officials.
Kindergarten №208 “Shatlyk” of combined type with Tatar language of education is located on Absalyamova street, 18a in a three-storeyed building with total area of 2370 m². The kindergarten provides 120 places and has all conditions for intellectual and personal development of kids, protection and promotion of their health. The object was funded for the sum of 56 mln roubles.
New kindergarten has 6 group premises with bedrooms, sports and music halls, logopedic room, Tatar language room, medical unit, food unit, laundry, vegetable store, pantries.
The event started from performance of kids who sang songs in Russian and Tatar languages, read out greeting poems and handed memorable hand-made presents to the distinguished guests. An official part of the event was held later on.
Ildar Khalikov thanked Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov and everyone who takes part in realization of “Belekech” program including builders who successfully accomplished their work. He handed letters of gratitude of the RT Cabinet to builders and interactive computer complex to the kindergarten.
“It is a happy event for Kazan and Novo-Savinovsky district. We will open 23 new kindergartens in Kazan that will provide 5 thousand places for our kids. It is a crucial program. All of us waited for new kindergartens especially in Novo-Savinovsky district where a great deal of pre-school institutions will be constructed”, Mayor of Kazan said.
Ilsur Metshin thanked the President and Tatarstan government for support in implementation of the program and builders who managed to build new kindergarten in a short time. The Mayor granted a certificate for purchasing sports equipment, toys and sweet presents.
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.
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On 4 March at a briefing in the Government House of the republic Tatarstan Minister of Land and Property Relation Fanil Agliullin told about changes in land legislation enforced from 1 March of the current year. He said that they simplify a number of procedures for land plot owners including expanding the possibilities for land use and changing the rules for changing the category of a plot.