Rustam Minnikhanov took part in the congress of heads of municipalities

Yesterday, speaking at the congress of the Council of Municipal Entities of Tatarstan, the President of the Republic Rustam Minnikhanov thanked the heads of rural and urban settlements for “ensuring the movement of our republic.” “We constantly feel the help and care of our president for us,” responded local government officials. KIRILL ANTONOV listened to the officials exchange compliments.

Yesterday, the seventh congress of the Council of Municipal Entities of Tatarstan was held at the Korston hotel and shopping complex, which was attended by representatives of all 974 urban and rural settlements of the republic. Speaking with a report, the chairman of the council, Minsagit Shakirov, noted that the municipal community of the republic is “an integral part of civil society,” and said that over the year the local budgets of municipalities received 31.7 billion of their own income, or 106% of the planned amount. Mr. Shakirov reported that in the regions of the republic (though not in all) farming and small business are actively developing, but he noted that in 70% of the settlements of the republic there are no banking institutions, in 60% - post offices, 24% of villages live without shops , and without paramedic and midwife stations - 36%. “Given the special importance of preserving and developing the countryside, I propose to develop a system for encouraging rural municipalities,” said Mr. Shakirov and asked the President of the Republic Rustam Minnikhanov to “establish 150 republican grants of 1 billion rubles each to encourage the best settlement municipalities,” which drew applause from those present.

Mr. Shakirov recalled that it was thanks to the leadership of the republic that it was possible to solve problems “that have been discussed for years”: this concerns cattle burial grounds, hydraulic structures, and most importantly, after the previous congress, the salaries of the heads of settlements and their deputies were increased. Here again a storm of applause followed. “We constantly feel the help and care of our president for us,” said Mr. Shakirov.

Other speakers also expressed words of gratitude to the leadership of the republic. “The solution to the most pressing issues for the city... is strongly associated with your name among Kazan residents,” Kazan Mayor Ilsur Metshin addressed Rustam Minnikhanov. Among them, he named the record housing commissioning in the city this year (about 1 million sq. m), the construction of kindergartens, the revival of the historical center, the greening of Kazan and demographic growth. And the head of the village of Bolshiye Klyuchi, Zelenodolsk district, Valentina Kogogina, thanked the president for the development of a number of republican programs, including “Clean Water,” and once again focused on increasing the earnings of municipal officials. “Our work is not easy, and the fact that it has become worthily rewarded gives us new strength in our work,” said Mrs. Kogogina. The speakers remembered with gratitude the business trips of employees to France and Germany, and the laptops and cars donated to them for official needs.

“You are our foundation, you are our basis,” Mr. Minnikhanov responded to the gratitude. He promised that each speech “will be worked through”: “we are trying to solve the problems that you voiced.” He dwelled on a number of programs being implemented in the republic and said: “It is clear that we are counting on you.” The President explained that it is local government bodies that are “within walking distance” from the population, and therefore must take into account all comments and criticism.

In fact, the success of our republic largely depends... on the degree of contact with the population that we have,” Mr. Minnikhanov said at the end. “And I believe that the people who are represented here are the backbone that ensures the movement of our republic "

As a New Year's gift, 100 representatives of municipalities were awarded Chevrolet Niva and Ford Focus cars.

Kirill Antonov

"You are our foundation"