President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov took part in session of RF State Council Presidium
25 October 2010, Monday
On October, 25 President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov took part in session of RF State Council Presidium dedicated to social policy in relations to elderly people and improving level of their life.
The event was held by RF President Dmitry Medvedev.
Speaking to participants of the session, Dmitry Medvedev announced that care of elderly people is a state priority in our country. He reminded that today 30 mln. of elderly people live in Russia. One part of life quality of elderly people is medical aid and stable prices for medicines.
President of Russia paid special attention to the state of social institutions where elderly people also live. Besides RF President thinks that it is necessary to enhance the prestige of profession of social workers.
Head of RF Ministry of regional development Viktor Basargin informed about realization of program of housing improvement for veterans of Great Patriotic War.
Minister of economic development of Russia Elvira Nabiullina raised the question about providing employment among elderly people. Vice-premier of RF government Aleksandr Zhukov supported proposals on organizing special targeted programs on training old people.
Dmitry Medvedev suggested speeding up preparation of the bill about social services.
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.