More than 200, 000 children to spend their holidays in summer recreation camps in 2012

212,392 children will spend holidays in all kinds of camps within the limits of the republican program “On organizing recreation, health improvement and employment of children and youth” in 2012. Such information has been given at today’s briefing dedicated to summer holidays of children and teenagers.
The briefing was held at the RT Government House in format of video conference with all municipal regions of republic.

According to Vice-premier of Tatarstan Zilya Valeeva, the republican program “On organizing recreation, health improvement and employment of children and youth” has been implemented for 16 years.

Work of 134 health improvement institutions (including 18 republican and 54 municipal, 37 country camps of enterprises and organizations, 8 federal camps of higher educational institutions, and 18 sanatorium-resort camps) will be arranged in the context of the program 2012. In addition, 1004 daily school camps and 85 campsites will be functioning in republic. Moreover, work of 200 specialized shifts for socially active and talented children and youth will be organized.

Zilya Valeeva informed that special attention will be paid to children being in difficult life situations and children with deviant behavior. The number of children’s labor and recreation camps will increase in 2012.

35,000 children will spend holidays using budget funds. As for nonprofit organizations, 85 % will be paid by the state, 15 % - by parents. For commercial organizations 42,5 % is provided by the state, 42,5 % - by an enterprise, 15 % - by parents.

The Tatarstan minister of youth affairs, sport and tourism Rafis Burganov informed that the ministry organizes holidays of 50, 000 children this year.
Attendees of the briefing recommended calling 8 (843) 231 50 24 regarding children’s recreation.

Vice RT Minister of health Sergei Osipov, Vice RT Minister of youth affairs, sport and tourism Andrey Kondratiev, Vice RT Minister of labor, employment and social protection Klara Tazetdinova, Vice RT Minister of education and science Airat Zinnurov attended the event.