On May 31 at a republican meeting held by Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov Minister of Construction, Architecture, Housing and Communal Services Irek Faizullin reported that as on May 30 983,3 m ² of housing (41 per cent of the annual plan) have been commissioned in Tatarstan.
Labour protection activities are underway in the republic. Tatarstan Ministry of Construction and Head Investment and Building Department held an extended session of the working group dedicated to labour protection and safety measures in construction sector.
Housing construction is carried out under the programme aimed at improvement of veterans’ living conditions and social mortgage programme.
Minister of Labour, Employment and Social Services Airat Shafigullin who also spoke at the meeting informed that 18009 veterans had participated in the programme since it was launched. 372 veterans are not provided with subsidies yet.
According to Minister of Construction, Architecture, Housing and Communal Services Irek Faizullin, the housing construction programme for 2014 presupposes the volume of 2 mln 399 thousand m ².
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.”
On 31 March in the Government House of the republic Tatarstan Deputy Prime Minister Leyla Fazleeva hold a meeting of the Commission on the Russian language under the Rais of Tatarstan, which considered key issues of supporting and developing Russian language, including new educational initiatives and discussed programmes of popularization of Russian literature and activities to preserve the language heritage.
On 28 March, speaking at a meeting held by Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin in the Government House of the republic with participation of the Acting Chairman of the State Council of the republic Marat Akhmetov and all municipalities taking part in it via videoconference, the regional Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources Azat Ziganshin informed that the regional central cleaning up action will be held in the republic on 25 April and clarified that the location of the national cleanup day will be announced later as the site will be chosen taking into account the opinions of Tatarstan residents.
On 28 March, speaking at a meeting held by Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin in the Government House of the republic with participation of the regional and the Acting Chairman of the State Council of the republic Marat Akhmetov and all municipalities taking part in it via videoconference, the regional Deputy Minister of Construction, Architecture and Housing Utilities Sector Damir Shaydullin informed about statistics on the collection of utility bills payments from the population and data on the payment discipline of enterprises and organizations of the republic.