Rustam Minnikhanov: Work of enterprises of housing and utilities sector is an important factor for population in terms of assessing authorities’ activity

“Work of enterprises of housing and utilities sector is an important factor for population in terms of assessing authorities’ activity,” President of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov stated at a republican extended meeting dedicated to outcomes of programs on housing and utilities reform of the Republic of Tatarstan.

The meeting was held in GTRK “Korston” (Kazan). A webcast was provided for Internet users on the official Portal of RT Government www.prav.tatarstan.ru .

Rustam Minnikhanov reminded that according to results of recent surveys made by the Russian Public Opinion Research Center citizens of the country consider housing and utilities sector to be the most stirring theme. Health care is the next sphere of concern. Education, crime rate and situation in the army are also very important sectors.

Management for housing and utilities sector is the biggest project in the sphere of private-state partnership in modern Russia, Rustam Minnikhanov said. The project is regulated by the federal law №185. The Housing and Utilities Reform Fund was founded in 2007 in the country to support the housing and utilities reform.

To the point, in the context of the federal law №185 “On the Housing and Utilities Reform Fund” 26,3 bln roubles have been attracted to housing and utilities sector in Tatarstan since 2008. More than 9 thousand multi-apartment houses underwent major repair. Head of republic marked that activity of the Housing and Utilities Reform Fund was continued till 2016 according to requests of regions.

Tatarstan minister of construction, architecture, housing and utilities Irek Faizullin presented main report at the meeting.