Rustam Minnikhanov chairs a meeting of the Commission of the State Council of the Russian Federation in the direction of “Construction, housing and utility services, urban environment”

On April 16, in Moscow, the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov, who is the Chairman of the Commission of the State Council of the Russian Federation in the direction of  “Construction, housing and utility services, urban environment” chaired the meeting of the Commission with participation of Deputy Prime Minister of Russia Marat Khusnullin and Russian Minister of Construction, Architecture and Utilities Sector Irek Faizullin.

Aide to Russian President Irog Levitin took part in the meeting in a videoconference mode.

The meeting was devoted to the preparation of new national projects taking into account the tasks set in the Address of Russian President Vladimir Putin to the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation.

Rustam Minnikhanov informed about the measures that made it possible to maintain the development of the industry and provide citizens with affordable and comfortable housing. This includes the development of mechanisms for the integrated development of the territory, on which 5.6 million square meters of housing are built in the country, the implementation of preferential mortgage lending programmes, which benefited 2.6 million families.

Rustam Minnikhanov reminded that the Address pays great attention to the new large-scale national project - «Infrastructure for life». It will integrate housing, development of utility infrastructure and land management. According to Rustam Minnikhanov, this national project will mark a new stage of joint work of the commission of the State Council of the Russian Federation in the direction of «Construction, housing and utility services and urban environment» and the Government of the country and regions. He also voiced a number of issues that concern the regions today. This includes family mortgage programme.

Mortgage should be affordable for every family, Rustam Minnikhanov said.

It is important to ensure a stable supply of housing in strongholds that build the economic capacity of the country and the region, he continued.

We consider it is necessary to support developers who implement housing projects in industrial centers where there is a shortage of supply, Minnikhanov said.