Meeting of State Council Commission on Construction, Housing and Utilities, and the Urban Environment

The meeting was attended by Deputy Prime Minister
Marat Khusnullin Khusnullin MaratDeputy Prime Minister of the Government of the Russian Federation , Minister of Construction, Housing and Utilities Irek Fayzullin Fayzullin IrekMinister of Construction, Housing and Utilities of the Russian Federation ,
Moscow Region Governor Andrei Vorobyov Vorobyov AndreiGovernor of Moscow Region , Chelyabinsk Region Governor Alexei Teksler Teksler AlexeiGovernor of the Chelyabinsk Region ,
Smolensk Region Governor Vasily Anokhin Anokhin VasilyGovernor of Smolensk Region , heads of relevant committees of the Federation
Council and State Duma, and representatives of federal agencies.
The agenda included issues of reaching national
development goals and implementing national projects in the Russian regions as well as drafting proposals under the Infrastructure for Living new national project
for a joint meeting of the State Council and the Council for Strategic
Development and National Projects scheduled for May.
In his opening remarks, State Council Secretary
Igor Levitin Levitin IgorAdviser to the President, Special Presidential Representative for International Cooperation in Transport noted that the Commission on Construction, Utilities and Urban Environment
should draft proposals under the Infrastructure for Living new national project
specifying a list of at least 2,000 cities, urban agglomerations, and rural communities
across all Russian regions to be covered by development programmes that will be
drafted and implemented, including with funds made available by writing off two
thirds of the regions’ debt under federal budget loans as of March 1, 2024. In addition,
the Commission should submit proposals to determine a list of 200 big and small
cities and urban agglomerations for which master plans and plans of comprehensive socioeconomic development will be drafted and implemented.
Rustam Minnikhanov Minnikhanov RustamHead of the Republic of Tatarstan reported to the meeting participants
on the effectiveness of the national projects system. Thus, the construction sector
commissioned a record volume of housing that increased by half since 2019 –
from 80.3 million square metres to 110 million square metres in 2023.
In his report, Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin
emphasised that the Infrastructure for Living new national project offers a comprehensive
approach to drafting and implementing targeted programmes for the development
of settlements. The key feature of the project is its focus on creating a comfortable modern living environment.
Minister of Construction, Housing and Utilities
Irek Fayzullin spoke about the results of implementing the Housing and Urban Environment
national project and measures to implement the Infrastructure for Living new
national project.
Following the discussion, the Commission will analyse
all proposals coming from the Russian regions, as well as from businesses and scientific
expert organisations with a view to reflecting them in the new national
project.