Tatarstan President takes part in convention of Council of municipal formations

Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov took part in the IV convention of Council of municipal formations of RT. RT State Counsellor Mintimer Shaimiev, RT Premier Ildar Khalikov, Chairman of RT State Council Farid Mukhametshin, heads and representatives of all 989 municipal formations attended the event.

Rustam Minnikhanov got acquainted with work of mobile cash service station of Sberbank. At this station residents of the most remote villages and regions will be able to use banking services without going to regional centres. The first automobile will be travelling via villages of Verkhneuslonsky and Zelenodolsky regions.

Chairman of Council of municipal formations Minsagit Shakirov reported on activity of the Council. He thinks that it has acquired a reputation of efficient and important institution like the whole system of local self-government in Tatarstan.

Minsagit Shakirov told about some problems set before municipal authorities. In particular, he paid attention to a great number of directions of prosecutor's supervision bodies addressed to municipal authorities. In many cases municipalities are not able to fulfill these directions because of insufficient means.

Heads of several municipalities also spoke at the convention. They addressed the matters of construction of rural roads, maintenance of hydrotechnical construction and bridges.

President of All-Russia congress of municipal formations, member of RF Federation council Stepan Kirichuk also made a speech at the event. By his words RT Council of municipal formations is one of the best in Russia. Stepan Kirichuk thanked First President of Tatarstan Mintimer Shaimiev who initiated creation of the council.

Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov summarized the convention. Head of Republic granted several awards including the recently approved medal “For merits in developing local self-government”.

RT State Counsellor Mintimer Shaimiev was the first to receive the award.