Rustam Minnikhanov: "Main aim of Tatarstan leadership is raising life standards of population"
5 August 2011, Friday
The main criteria of Tatasrtan authorities efficiency is life standards of population and its raising is the main aim of the Republic’s leadership. This has been stated by RT President Rustam Minnikhanov at the all-people primaries of United Russia party in Muslimovo.
Head of Tatarstan highly appreciated the idea of creating All-Russia people’s front offered by United Russia leader Vladimir Putin.
"Emergence of APF will give momentum to party progressing, - R. Minnikhanov holds. –We already see what activity all-Russia People’s Front is manifesting in our republic” .
Rustam Minnikhanov considers that the main criteria fixed by the republican leadership is life quality of people. The economy, education, healthcare social protection of population culture are developing for its realization.
RT President marked that heads of the regions perceive their task in maintaining self sufficiency of Tatarstan, retaining leading positions of the republic among federation subjects. . By words of R. Minnikhanov, Тatarstan by volumes of domestic regional product holds 5-6- place in Russia, by majority of other basic parameters is also in top ten of leaders.
At the same time, by opinion of RT President, the republic should actively participate in all federal programs. "And we keep participation in them thanks to the efforts of deputies corps likewise. United Russia party is advancing all our projects, defending our interests at the federal level", - R. Minnikhanov stated.
The base of the republic’s economy for the closest year makes oil production. Rustam Minnikhanov reminded that explored oil reserves in the republic will be sufficient for 30 years on, besides, Tatarstan keeps developing oil processing and oil chemistry.
KAMAZ will remain a leader in mechanical engineering, a big project is planned to be implemented in RT by the joint venture Ford-Sollers.
As R. Minnikhanov mentioned industry development requires reliable and effective energy sector whereanent the program of modernization of existing and construction of new energy capacities has been developed in Tatarstan.
In agro-industrial complex the republic’s leadership goes on supporting major companies, but increases attention to small forms of agriculture. By opinion of Rustam Minnikhanov, private households and family farms provide employment of rural population enable to preserve village way of life. Already this year 300 new family farms will come into being, and task for the nearest years - 1000 new family farms.
In sphere of education RT leadership aspires to develop kindergartens, modernize secondary schools, raise level of higher educational institutions. "Education is a very important task and we put it as priority for ourselves ", - Rustam Minnikhanov stressed.
Head of the republic paid attention to improving environment habitation – ecology, infrastructure. Rustam Minnikhanov marked that every settlement should have the possibility going in for sports.
In healthcare, by words of Tatarstan President, the work is to be faced over improvising conditions of central regional hospitals. As Rustam Minnikhanov informed this work would become one of priorities for the republic’s leadership.
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.
On 12 April in his address to residents of the republic, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin congratulated them with the Space Exploration Day and said: “April 12, 1961 has forever been inscribed into the world history as the day of triumph of the Soviet science and engineering thought. The flight of Yuriy Gagarin opened the way to the stars for the humankind and demonstrated to the whole world the might of our country.
On 4 April , speaking at a closing ceremony of the XX Russian Venture Forum held at the Kazan Expo Exhibition Center, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin said that the Russian Venture Forum has confirmed its status of the point of attraction of technological development leaders.
The Forum created a unified scientific, technological and investment space where scientific ideas are transformed into competitive products, and startups gain access to capital and markets. Its business programme is organically integrated into the regional and federal agenda for achieving technological sovereignty and leadership of Russia, he said.
On 1 April Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin and Russian Minister of Healthcare Mikhail Murashko introduced Ayrat Farrakhov, who was appointed the Acting Rector of Kazan State Medical University (KSMU) to its staff.
In his speech Mikhail Murashko emphasized that today KSMU is rightfully considered one of the most respected in the country and said:”Ayrat (Zakievich) has been officially appointed the Acting Rector and I am sure that under his leadership the University will maintain the positions it has achieved and, of course, will continue its development.”