On September 2, Tatarstan Prime Minister Ildar Khalikov arrived on a working visit to Nurlat region.
His visit began with a solemn opening of a kindergarten “Umyrzaya” in Burmetievo village. This preschool educational institution, which is the 28th kindergarten in the region and the first one in the village since 1997, opened under the regional programme. The kindergarten is designed for 50 children aged from 2 to 7 years, two groups. The kindergarten comprises musical and sports halls, methodology room, medical and catering facilities. There are 2 sports and play grounds on its territory. The village dwellers expressed their gratitude to the leadership of the republic and the region.
Speaking at the ceremony, Ildar Khalikov said that 56 kindergartens for more than 10,000 children opened in the republic this year. He expressed his gratitude to the builders and handed in Letters of Gratitude of Tatarstan Cabinet of Ministers.
Later, Ildar Khalikov attended the opening of a 5-storey house. This is the 36th house built in the region since the beginning of the social mortgage programme.
At a meeting with activists of the region held afterwards, Head of the region Ravil Kuzyurov reported on indicators of social and economic development of the region, stressing that today's opening of two facilities is the result of joint efforts.
Ildar Khalikov said that Nurlat dwellers are united, which is in keeping with the spirit of the republic. This is also observed in implementing programmes aimed at the development of the social and cultural sphere, he added. About 30 federal and local programmes are being successfully implemented in the republic and they will be continued, Khalikov assured.
On 8 May, speaking at a meeting held by the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov in the Government House of the republic with participation of the Acting Chairman of the State Council of the republic Marat Akhmetov and the regional Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin, the Minister of Construction, Architecture and Housing Utilities Sector of the republic Marat Ayzatullin reported that capital overhaul of social facilities is in full swing in the republic with 170 educational facilities having been included into regional and federal programmes.
On 4 May at a briefing held in the Tatarstan Government House it was told that currently there are 92 combat veterans, the last witnesses of the Great Patriotic War (WW II) of 1941-1945, living in the republic. The briefing also informed about veterans’ support measures and how the republic is planning to celebrate the Victory Day on 9 May.
The Deputy Prime Minister of the republic Leyla Fazleeva told that names of 353 Heroes of the Soviet Union from Tatarstan “ are immortalized in street names, on memorials, in monuments and squares and, of course, in our memory”. “The Victory Day is the day of memory, mourning and joy. It is the event which today should be clearly understandable to all young people and younger generation of Tatarstan,” she said.
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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 .