Agenda: regional targeted socio-economic development programmes for 2025–2030, support measures for agricultural enterprises, and the progress of a pilot project implementing electronic certificates for the comprehensive rehabilitation of children with disabilities.
Mikhail Mishustin’s opening remarks
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Meeting with deputy prime ministers on current issues
Meeting with deputy prime ministers on current issues
Mikhail Mishustin at a meeting with deputy prime ministers on current
Tatyana Golikova’s report at a meeting with deputy prime ministers on current issues
Mikhail Mishustin at a meeting with deputy prime ministers on current issues
Meeting with deputy prime ministers on current issues
Mikhail Mishustin: Good morning, colleagues.
The Government remains committed to fostering positive transformations in the Russian regions, including those with lower levels of socio-economic development.
This year marks the conclusion of ten targeted socio-economic development programmes for such areas. The tools introduced through these initiatives have demonstrated their effectiveness, leading to notable progress: economic strengthening, job creation, and increased investment. However, it is essential to assess which regions require continued support and to plan the next steps accordingly.
Following the President’s instructions, this work will continue with new programmes designed to extend through 2030. A total of ten programmes are planned, with four already approved for Chuvashia, the Republics of Adygea and Mari El, and the Kurgan Region.
Each programme focuses on fostering conditions for accelerated socio-economic growth by leveraging regional potential and enhancing competitiveness. Six billion roubles will be allocated to implement each of them.
The allocated funds will focus on improving people’s well-being and boosting the investment appeal of regional projects. Support will be directed towards developing industries such as manufacturing, agriculture, infrastructure, tourism, and others.
Today’s agenda also includes measures to support enterprises in the agro-industrial sector, particularly in the Belgorod, Kursk, and Bryansk regions. To assist these regions, the Government has revised the subsidy allocation and distribution rules. Borrowers will now have the option to extend the utilisation period of investment loans by one year, secure a deferral on interest and principal payments for the same duration, or combine both options by simultaneously extending the loan term and deferring payments.
Such agreements to contracts will be available for agricultural producers, consumer cooperatives, and farms.
It is important to extend full support to farmers in these Russian regions, enabling them to carry out their plans and supply citizens with essential, high-quality food products.
Another important decision pertains to the agricultural sectors in the Donetsk and Lugansk people’s republics, as well as the Zaporozhye Region.
We will allocate over 330 million roubles for targeted support to the agro-industrial complex to help businesses maintain jobs in these regions.
These measures are included in the socio-economic development programme for these regions, which aims to sustain employment at livestock enterprises.
As the President mentioned, we will continue to prioritise providing all necessary assistance to farmers from these regions.
Mr Patrushev, it is important for the Ministry of Agriculture to closely monitor the effectiveness and proper use of all allocated funds.
Now, let us move on to another topic.
The International Day of Persons with Disabilities was observed last week. Its main purpose is to remind us about all of the challenges faced by people with disabilities and to highlight the importance of helping them take an active part in social life, obtain an education, develop their social and professional skills, secure employment or start their own businesses.
The President emphasised that the attitude towards individuals with disabilities is regarded worldwide as an indicator of society’s maturity and its personal and civil responsibility.
To improve the quality of life for people with specific health conditions, the Government is expanding opportunities for their self-fulfilment.
This includes a pilot project involving the use of an electronic certificate for children’s comprehensive rehabilitation and habilitation. The project is currently underway in the Sverdlovsk, Tyumen and Ryazan regions. It aims to reduce the number of limitations children face and to foster greater independence in everyday life.
The project has proven its necessity and efficiency. It has been decided to increase the number of Russian regions to join the project and to extend the tested rehabilitation practices across the country.
I ask Tatyana Golikova to provide us with detailed information on the implementation of this important project.
Tatyana Golikova’s report at a meeting with deputy prime ministers on current issues
Tatyana Golikova: Mr Mishustin, colleagues,
In 2022, we launched a pilot project to provide comprehensive rehabilitation and habilitation services for disabled children.
As you have mentioned, the project’s main goals are to test a mechanism for using an electronic certificate for the payment of such services, as well as to determine the range of services and activities that are provided and carried out by a multidisciplinary team of specialists, and to assess the cost structure being trialled during the implementation of the pilot project.
The electronic certificate mechanism makes it possible for parents to obtain the services needed at the rehabilitation centres of their choice. These include treatment, catering, and accommodation, among other services.
What has been achieved so far?
During the 2022–2024 pilot project, we have tested a list of target rehabilitation groups and a standard package of services for each group, as well as the specifics of providing comprehensive rehabilitation services tailored to each target group.
For the first time, we have made it possible to systematically involve parents in the rehabilitation process of a disabled child. The knowledge and skills acquired during the course can be applied by parents at home, ensuring that the rehabilitation and habilitation process is continuous.
We have also tested the requirements for organisations that provide these services, assessing whether they have the necessary equipment and staff, and what methods and technologies they use. Additionally, we reviewed the methods for assessing the effectiveness of these services, which is also very important, as well as a model of interdepartmental interaction for proactively providing these services.
According to experts, the effectiveness of the rehabilitation course for disabled children during 2022–2024 was 95 percent, and parents have also rated this quite highly.
What are we planning to do?
Considering this positive experience, the Government has developed a corresponding law, which was adopted by the State Duma and signed by the President. It comes into effect on 1 March 2025. According to this law, all rehabilitation services in the main areas of comprehensive rehabilitation and habilitation of disabled people must be provided in accordance with the standard requirements, with the exception of certain categories that require additional equipment and re-equipment of organisations. In these cases, the law establishes a transitional period until 1 January 2030.
Considering the demand for this pilot project and its results, following a meeting with disabled people, the President instructed that the project be extended to other Russian regions. As you have already mentioned, the number of regions involved will increase in 2025. Another three regions will join those already participating in this project: the Moscow Region, the Udmurt Republic, and the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Area. In 2026, the number of participants will increase to 22 regions, and in 2027, to 38.
The budget for three years allocates 5.5 billion roubles for the project. This will help about 50,000 children who need these services to begin rehabilitation and habilitation funded solely by the federal budget. Of course, we hope that the regions will also invest the necessary funds in this initiative.
The project will expand, and by 2030 it will cover all those in need, as stipulated by this law.
Mikhail Mishustin: Thank you, Ms Golikova.
Without a doubt, there is great need for a pilot project for the rehabilitation and habilitation of children. It is very important to do everything for the children so that they feel more comfortable and at ease.
Furthermore, regular feedback from parents is essential. They are the closest and most reliable sources of information on how all these plans are being implemented.
