By 2020 Tatarstan is to have the amount of commissioned housing at the rate of 1 m² per person
30 June 2013, Sunday
On June 30 at a republican meeting held by Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov the Minister of Construction, Architecture, Housing and Communal Services Irek Faizullin said that the federal centre had set the task to provide the amount of commissioned housing at the rate of 1 m² per person by 2020.
The meeting was traditionally held in a video conference format and broadcast online (www.prav.tatarstan.ru).
According to Irek Faizullin, 3 mln m² of housing will be constructed in republic by 2016. As for June 29, 1 mln 157,5 thousand m² of housing have been built in Tatarstan.
By results of the first six months, 25 municipalities have fulfilled 50 per cent of the plan.
Within the framework of the programme aimed at improvement of veterans’ living conditions, 5 houses with total area of 4 thousand 205 m² have been commissioned in Tatarstan within the last two weeks. 102 houses are under construction.
Head of the Department for Construction, Transport, Housing-Communal and Roads Services Ildar Sibgatullin reported on construction of village clubs in 2013. By and large, 46 village clubs are to be constructed this year. Besides, work on arranging multipurpose centres for rendering state and municipal services is underway.
Director of the State Housing Fund Talgat Abdullin told about implementation of the social mortgage programme.
On 24 April, upon his arrival to the Kazan International Airport, the Defense Minister of China Dong Jun was welcomed by Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin, representatives of the General Consulate of China in Kazan and other officials
On 24 April in the Government House of the republic, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin held a joint meeting the Council for Enforcement of Legislation of Languages of Tatarstan and the organizational committee for celebrations of the 140th birthday of Gabdulla Tukay which summarized results of work of the regional law enforcement on official languages of the republic and considered progress of the implementation of the plan of main events for preparation and celebration of the 140th birthday of Gabdulla Tukay .
On 21 April, speaking at a briefing in the Government House of the republic, the Head of the Russian Federal Tax Service for Tatarstan Marat Safiullin said that slightly more than one week is left to file an income tax return for 2025 with the tax service. According to the results of the tax campaign 5.5.bn rubles should come to the regional budget, he said and informed who should submit declarations and who is entitled to benefits.
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.