Rustam Minnikhanov: Construction of houses, roads and support of agriculture are anti-recession measures
1 February 2015, Sunday
On February 1, speaking at weekly video conference meeting, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov said that such anti-recession measures as realization of house construction, capital repair, road construction programmes and support of agriculture provide the population with work.
Tatarstan Minister of construction, architecture and housing and utilities Irek Faizullin reported that 251.5 thousand square meters of housing have been commissioned for this January (10.5% of annual amount), including 15 houses with a total area of 9.5 thousand square meters for 193 flats under the social mortgage program.
According to Irek Faizullin, 21 houses with a total area of 71.4 thousand square meters are planned to be constructed under the rental housing construction programme. One house with a total area of 7.6 thousand square meters has been commissioned in Yelabuga. Moreover, construction of 11 houses for 66 veterans of the WWII is underway in the republic.
Irek Faizullin added that 18,000 people have concluded shared housing construction agreements. Rustam Minnikhanov said that all of the tenant builders are to be inspected for their ability to complete construction in order to prevent deception of people.
Tatarstan Minister of Transport and Roads Lenar Safin made a report on implementation of road construction programmes. Deputy Prime-Minister of the Republic of Tatarstan – Minister of Agriculture and Food Marat Akhmetov informed that Agro-industrial complex of the republic is buying seeds for forthcoming sowing campaign.
Summarizing the meeting, Rustam Minnikhanov emphasized that discussed programmes promote stabilization of social and economic situation in the republic.
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.
On 27 March, speaking at a ceremonial event dedicated to celebrations of the Day of Russian National Guard held at the Kazan City Hall with participation of the Chief of the Office of the Staff of the Rais of the republic Asgat Safarov, heads of law-enforcement bodies of the republic and veterans and employees of the territorial Directorate of the National Guard, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin said that the Russian National Guard Directorate for the republic Republic of Tatarstan is traditionally acknowledged as one of the best in the country.