Tatarstan President hands in car keys to winners of municipality competition
26 December 2014, Friday
On December 26, a solemn ceremony to award winners of annual municipality competition was in Kazan. The winners are 93 municipalities and 7 municipal institutions from two urban districts of Tatarstan Republic. On behalf of Tatarstan President, the winners were handed in keys to 100 official Chevrolet Niva cars.
In his welcoming speech, Tatarstan President said, “All of the programmes implemented in the republic are related to the work of municipalities. We know how difficult your work is and we appreciate it. These cars are to give greater mobility to you.”
Tatarstan State Council Chairman Farid Mukhametshin, Tatarstan President Chief of Staff Asgat Safarov, Tatarstan First Deputy Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin and Chairman of the Council of municipalities Minsagit Shakirov took part in the meeting. According to Shakirov, a total of 1,018 cars were presented at the Regional municipality competition.
The municipality contest has been held since 2011 to improve the local government bodies and living standard of people.
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