Tatarstan has invested 9.6 billion rubles in the development of rural areas in four years
In Tatarstan, 9.6 billion rubles were invested in the implementation of the federal state program "Integrated Development of Rural Territories" for 2019-2022. The activities of the program are aimed at improving the living conditions of rural residents, providing them with social and cultural facilities and engineering infrastructure. This became known at a seminar in Kazan on the development of territories and small forms of management in the agro-industrial complex.
According to the program, 70 thousand square meters of housing for 1.2 thousand families were built, 990 facilities have been improved, including 57 kilometers of roads. In addition, three village clubs and two schools have been repaired, a sports and recreation complex, two multifunctional centers, two paramedical and obstetric stations, five sports facilities, a school was built, and 50 kilometers of water supply networks and 10 kilometers of sewerage networks have been laid.
As Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Food of Tatarstan Marcel Makhmutov said, 3.9 million people live in the republic, of which 23%, or about 900 thousand, live in rural areas. “One of the priorities of the social policy of the region is to improve the level and quality of life of the rural population through the development of social and engineering infrastructure, creating conditions for improving the demographic situation, expanding the labor market in villages,” he stressed.
According to Makhmutov, thanks to the program for the integrated development of rural areas, the appearance of municipalities and settlements is changing, and the quality of life of the population is improving.
The seminar-meeting will be held in Kazan for two days with the participation of representatives from different regions. The event is aimed at demonstrating the best practices and exchanging experience in terms of the integrated development of territories, the development of small agribusiness, agricultural cooperation and agritourism.
Russian Minister of Agriculture Dmitry Patrushev sent greetings to the meeting participants. He noted that about 37 million people live in rural areas, which is more than a quarter of the population of Russia.
“In this regard, the creation of comfortable modern living conditions in the countryside is one of the most important tasks of the state, the relevance of which is now only increasing. To solve it, there are support measures laid down in 15 state programs. In this structure, the program “Integrated Development of Rural Territories” is a key tool”.
The head of the Ministry of Agriculture specified that since 2020, the implementation of the program has improved the quality of life for about 8 million people in 82 regions of Russia. “Its activities helped to increase the pace and scale of construction, repair, reconstruction of social facilities and infrastructure. The problems of access to education, housing, medical care, and providing the village with qualified personnel are being solved. An analysis of socio-economic changes shows that the measures taken are effective,” he stated.
This year, 1.7 billion rubles are provided for the program in Tatarstan. Thus, 33.6 million rubles will be allocated to improve housing conditions, which will allow the commissioning of 1.1 thousand square meters of housing for 17 families. 159.2 million rubles were allocated for the construction of housing under a lease agreement. It is planned to put into operation 3.8 thousand square meters of housing for 53 families.
In addition, 121 million rubles will be spent on the improvement of rural areas, 518.9 million rubles - on the construction of roads with a total length of 20.9 kilometers, 726.5 million rubles - on the construction of a kindergarten, two schools, repair of a rural house of culture, laying water supply networks and gas supply.