10 million times state services in electronic format rendered in Tatarstan for 2011

During 2010, in Tatarstan, the state and municipal services have been rendered 10 million times in an electronic format.
This data were announced today at the RT Cabinet meeting on issues of transfer to granting state services in electronic format. The meeting was held by RT Prime minister Ildar Khalikov.

As Ildar Khalikov mentioned opening the meeting, the year 2011 has become a breakthrough for the ministries and institutions in the sphere of granting state services in e-format.
«Considerably, in times, in some cases dozen times, number of electronic services provided to the population has increased, - head of RT Government stressed. – And this is a means of raising life quality of Tatarstaners by way of freeing from the need to go to the banks, state and municipal institutions».

According to the data brought by RT Premier, in total, in 2011 almost 7 million enquiries have been made for rendering services in e-format. 1,2 mln. payments performed in amount of over 390 mln. rub. 2 mln. citizens recorded for reception. All in all, for 2011 year 10 mln. facts of rendering state and municipal e-services have been fixed.

The Portal of state and municipal services of the republic has registered 1,2 mln. unique visitors perused over 25 mln. pages.

By words of Ildar Khalikov, despite for the good results, one ought to continue active work on implementing state services in e-format.
On number of services the necessary indices have been reached, on number of them good dynamics is observed but the work should be kept going for not less 50 percent of services granted by each ministry, institution be made in electronic format.

Head of the RT Government thanked also the chiefs of municipalities who actively conduct the work on introducing e-systems of granting municipal services.
By words of I. Khalikov, many services in e-format are much important for the village than for the town since they enable to get rid of far travels to the regional centers.
RT Prime minister reminded all schools of Tatarstan are provided with access to Internet and this is a good opportunity to grant services in e-format even in the most distanced villages and settlements.

Vice RT Premier – minister of info and communication Nikolai Nikiforov informed that 86 e-services have been provided in December in the republic. 56 percent of their total number account for the Ministry of the interiors on RT – mostly for payment of GIBDD fines. 17 percent fall at RT Ministry of education and science, 12 percent for RT Ministry of healthcare.

In total, by data of the RT head of ministry of communication, for 2011 year thanks to provision of e-services the residents of the republic have saved 8,7 mln. person-hours. The most popular services in e-format by results of 2011 are reckoned recording on queue to kindergarten and submitting application for concluding marriage – more than a half of total number of these service were rendered through Internet.

During the meeting RT PM Ildar Khalikov expressed opinion on necessity for creating competition between payment systems and banks making possible to pay state and municipal services. By words of RT PM functioning of 4-5 payment systems enables to reduce commission for accepted payments, raise comfort and attractiveness of state e-services.