Airat Shafigullin: republican system of social support of population is constantly improving
27 March 2012, Tuesday
Social protection agencies render more than 70 kinds of state services to 1 mln 340 thousand citizens every month in the Republic of Tatarstan. Total volume of funds allocated for different social benefits makes 11 bln roubles.
Such a data was cited by RT Minister of labor, employment and social protection Airat Shafigullin at a briefing in the RT Government House.
The video conference briefing with participation of all municipal regions was dedicated to new measures of social support of RT citizens.
The republican system of social support of population is constantly improving, Airat Shafigullin marked. To the point, a set of normative legal acts of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Tatarstan stipulating extra measures of social support of certain categories of citizens came into force in 2012.
In particular, the federal law № 306 ФЗ dated as of 7.11. 2011 “About money allowances of military personnel and assignment of certain subsidies” in terms of assignment of monthly payments to compensate harm to health, a serviceman or a citizen called up for military training who becomes disabled owing to military injury.
Head of RT Ministry of labor, employment and social protection told about measures being implemented in republic to simplify the process of collecting references for disabled people.
Thus, exchange of information (data bases) among social protection agencies and organizations of medical-social assessment has been arranged. He reminded as well that 300 thousand disabled people now receive social benefits in Tatarstan.
On 13 April in his congratulatory address on the occasion of the Maecenas and Benefactor Day, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin congratulated residents of the republic with the event and wrote: "Tatarstan has always been known for its generous and kind-hearted people who are ready to help the needy and support important social, cultural and educational projects. We all remember with gratitude the outstanding philanthropists – the Akchurin brothers, the Alafuzovs, and the Ushkovs, whose good deeds and generous donations contributed to the development of culture, education, and healthcare in our republic. The glorious traditions are continued by modern philanthropists and patrons of Tatarstan.
On 12 April in his address to residents of the republic, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin congratulated them with the Space Exploration Day and said: “April 12, 1961 has forever been inscribed into the world history as the day of triumph of the Soviet science and engineering thought. The flight of Yuriy Gagarin opened the way to the stars for the humankind and demonstrated to the whole world the might of our country.
On 4 April , speaking at a closing ceremony of the XX Russian Venture Forum held at the Kazan Expo Exhibition Center, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin said that the Russian Venture Forum has confirmed its status of the point of attraction of technological development leaders.
The Forum created a unified scientific, technological and investment space where scientific ideas are transformed into competitive products, and startups gain access to capital and markets. Its business programme is organically integrated into the regional and federal agenda for achieving technological sovereignty and leadership of Russia, he said.
On 1 April Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin and Russian Minister of Healthcare Mikhail Murashko introduced Ayrat Farrakhov, who was appointed the Acting Rector of Kazan State Medical University (KSMU) to its staff.
In his speech Mikhail Murashko emphasized that today KSMU is rightfully considered one of the most respected in the country and said:”Ayrat (Zakievich) has been officially appointed the Acting Rector and I am sure that under his leadership the University will maintain the positions it has achieved and, of course, will continue its development.”