Rustam Minnikhanov holds session of Economic Council
20 February 2014, Thursday
On February 20 Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov held a session of Economic Council under RT Cabinet of Ministers on contract purchasing system.
Rustam Minnikhanov reminded that a federal law on contract system of central and local government procurement of goods, works and services came into force on January 1, 2014.
“We have to organize work under new conditions. There are 7 thousand central and local government customers. The system has to be efficient and transparent. One of important issues is personnel training,” Rustam Minnikhanov said.
Head of Federal state statistics service in Tatarstan Valery Kandilov made report on results of social and economic development of the republic in 2013. He noted the slowdown in construction and housing sector in January 2014, the increase in agricultural production, retail industry, oil, synthetic rubber and polypropylene production.
He informed as well that the number of new enterprises increased by 23 per cent.
A positive demographic situation is being observed in the republic.
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.