Ildar Khalikov: I am very pleased that Aznakaevo municipality has again become agricultural region in recent years

On February 21, Tatarstan Prime Minister Ildar Khalikov paid a working visit to Aznakaevo municipal region to take part in a meeting of the local Council on results of social and economic development of the region in 2016 and tasks for 2017.

Making a keynote report at the meeting, Head of the region Marsel Shaidullin said that in 2016 large and medium-sized local companies dispatched their products for the sum of about 13 billion roubles, 80 per cent of them are mining ones.

Shaidullin stressed the need to set up new competitive production facilities, enhance the role and effectiveness of small and medium-sized businesses in the region.

In 2016, as many as 46 local businesses received more than 49 million roubles for their development under regional programmes. There are three industrial sites in the region, which allowed creating new jobs, he added. 

Head of the region went on to report that in 2016, the volume of gross agricultural output made 2 billion 600 million roubles, or 121 per cent as compared to the previous year, with the yield of 29.4 centners per hectare.

Shaidullin noted positive dynamics in the livestock sector. In particular, milk production increased by five per cent,  while meat production went up by sevent per cent, he said.

Seaking at the meeting, Khalikov appreciated the work of local dwellers in general. He, in particular, noted that the region strengthens its positions every year.

"In general, 2016 was a positive year both for the republic and Aznakaevo region. I would like to thank everyone. I am very pleased that Aznakaevo municipality has again become agricultural region in recent years. This is a very good trend, because we had a lot of questions and problems in the oil zone. And six years ago, when Marcel Shaydullin became the head of the region, we talked about the fact that agriculture is a problematic area. Today, the region is not only getting better, but strengthens its positions," Khalikov stated.

Summing up the meeting, Khalikov handed in state awards to the most distinguished local dwellers.