(KZN.RU,
April 19). Local governments should be able to meet the increasing demands of
citizens. Rustam Minnikhanov, the President of RT, announced this today at the
solemn event on the occasion of the celebration of the Day of local
self-government in the KRK “Pyramid”.
Ilsur
Metshin, the Mayor of Kazan, Rustam Nigmatullin, the first deputy prime
minister of the RT, Ekzam Gubaydullin, the chairman of the Council of
municipalities of the RT, and others attended the event.
“Municipal
self-government is, first of all, active citizens, caring, courageous, ready to
take responsibility for people, development of cities, districts, villages, and
settlements”, said R. Minnikhanov.
According
to the President of the RT, the municipal community of the republic is a large
unified team of public figures and managers. It includes more than 7.5 thousand
deputies of representative bodies of local self-government, 6.7 thousand
municipal employees, activists of 391 councils of territorial public
self-government.
“One of the
main tasks of local self-government is working with citizens. Being at the
forefront daily, you find solutions to the complex issues of the territories
and specific citizens. The results of your work form the image of the
authorities among the population as a whole”, said R. Minnikhanov. He thanked
the representatives of the local government of the republic “for conscientious
work in the name of successful development of cities, districts, and
settlements, for their great contribution to improving the life quality of
citizens”, reports the press reports service of the President of the RT.
Since 2013,
Russia celebrates the Day of Local Government on April 21. The decree on the
establishment of this holiday was signed by Vladimir Putin, the President of
Russia.