September 18, 2006

The Okrug Governor’s press-service informs:

The meeting of the Ugra Government was chaired by Alexander Filipenko where new proposals of departments, aimed at developing the legislation concerning the support to family, motherhood, fatherhood and childhood, social support to citizens in the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug were considered.

The amendments to the legislation will be submitted to deputies of the Okrug Duma to be approved – the benefit in the amount of 15 ths. rubles will be granted since January 1, 2007 to families where the third and subsequent children are born. According to the statistical data, there are 830 families of this kind in the Okrug per year, therefore the relevant item of the budget will increase by 12,5 million rubles. Parents whose children are registered at the registry offices of the Autonomous Okrug will get the benefit.

40 million rubles per year will be spent for the realization of new provisions of the law "On measures of social support to specific categories of citizens" since January 1, 2007. Because of lack of money from the federal budget, many disable people are not provided with prosthetic appliances, hearing appliances, orthopedic footwear, and even usual crutches. The budget of the Autonomous Okrug will support them. It is not only the issue of social support, but of strengthening the economy of disable people’s families. 360-400 disable people at least will be returned to active labor life via providing them with technical vehicles of rehabilitation, prosthetic services, repair of special cars "Oka". 400-450 people are expected to be rehabilitated.

The amendments to the law about the program of development and modernization of housing and communal complex in 2005-2012, adopted by the Government of Ygra, are aimed at attracting private business and investments into this branch.

Governor criticized the draft Concept of demographic policy of the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug till 2015, based on the Russia average indicators, that is why – pessimistic. "Let’s us make an agreement. We should not just repeat the demographic situation in the country but otherwise, for the sustainable development of Ugra we should motivate the growth of labor resources. We are speaking about the coming development of Pre-Polar Urals, it will require 900 ths. workers. 120 ths. people are expected to be employed in the services sector. Multiple there figures by the coefficient of the families. We should not go by Gaidar’s way, we should develop but not degrade! It should the core point in our Concept", -said Governor to the representatives of the Department of Labor and Population’s Social Support.

The Deputy Chairman of the Government Sergei Kuchin reported about the implementation of priority national projects. In general, he said the activities are intensive, according to the confirmed schedules. Governor paid the attention of heads of departments at the necessity of quicker preparation of out own legislative documents to attract federal finances. He also demanded to fill in the gap in the implementation of the project "Available and comfortable housing".

September 18, 2006

The Okrug Governor’s press-service informs:

"Eleven billion rubles are needed to implement the big project "Ural Industrial – Ural Olar" for the near 3 years. About half of this money is expected to come from private investments", - said today at the video-press-conference the plenipotentiary representative of Russia’s President in the Urals Federal District Petr Latyshev.

He said there is a list of potential investors to invest into the state project including big Russian companies, banks and foreign economic partners.

The works are being done to explore minerals. It is obvious that the iron ore will be enough for the near 300 years for the successful work of all the metallurgical branch of the country. The cost of Ural iron ores is lower by four times than on the world market. So, the key branches of the domestic industry can be provided with available and high-quality raw materials. Petr Latyshev said that "today the potential of subsoils of the eastern slope of the Urals has been studied by 15 %. The great work should be done to explore the whole reserve of the minerals in our region".

"The goals, out by Russia’s President for the implementation of the project "Ural Industrial – Ural Polar" are being solved. The merit of Governor Alexander Filipenko is great in it – one of the most active participants of this mega-project implementation", - said plenipotentiary representative of Russia’s President in the Urals Federal District Petr Latyshev. The implementation of programs on the development of Pre-Polar Urals expects the participation of all the regions within the Urals Federal District. Petr Latyshev said that this project will allow to diversify the economy in the Khanty-Mansiysk and Yamalo-Nents Autonomous Okrugs. While its implementation 150 ths. working places will be created and the work is being done to develop the transport schemes.

September 18, 2006

The Okrug Governor’s press-service informs:

"I am admired and surprised with your region!", -said the world-famous conductor Yuri Temirkanov at the meeting with Governor of the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug Alexander Filipenko. Several days ago I could not imagine that there is such a region – Ugra. I am admired with the pureness and quantity of flowers at streets of the town, and it is an indicator of the cultural level. I am surprised with the collection of paintings at the Picture Gallery, the Grand Hall of the Concert and Theatre Center – I have not seen such ones!"

Yesterday we informed you that the Academic Symphony Orchestra of St.Petersburg Philharmonic Society, conducted by the People’s Artist of the USSR Yuri Temirkanov performed a concert in Khanty-Mansiysk. It is the first tour of the famous orchestra over Russia, before the musicians had performed only in St.Petersburg and abroad.

"It is also the indicator", - said Alexander Filipenko. "It means that the time of stability has come to Russia when people start thinking about high art, soul besides bread". He told the guest about the history of ancient Ugra, its present, that the dynamic development of economy of the Autonomous Okrug allowed to build in practice the model of increasing the population’s life quality. It is the priority in the policy of the Ugra public authorities. He thanked Yuri Temirkanov for the educative activities and expressed hope for the future meetings. The next concert will be performed by the Academic Symphony Orchestra of St.Petersburg Philharmonic Society in Surgut.