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Source: Government of the Russian Federation – Government of the Russian Federation –
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On March 15, workers in the housing and utilities sector celebrate their professional holiday. Various tools are being used to modernize this sector, including infrastructure loans, preferential loans from the National Welfare Fund, and subsidies from the federal budget, announced Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin.
"The housing and utilities sector is the foundation of citizens' social well-being and regional development. We still need to address many long-standing issues in the sector, so this issue is receiving the utmost attention. The President has instructed us to improve the quality of utilities for 20 million Russians by 2030. To address this challenge, the regions are systematically upgrading their utilities infrastructure. Overall, over 3,700 housing and utilities facilities, including approximately 6,800 km of utility networks, have been commissioned to date using infrastructure loans, preferential loans from the National Welfare Fund, and two programs with federal budget subsidies," said Marat Khusnullin.
In particular, thanks to infrastructure budget programs, special treasury programs, and treasury infrastructure loan programs, 948 housing and utilities projects and activities have been completed in 76 regions of the country, including over 2,100 kilometers of networks. These include water pipelines, heating mains, power lines, sewers, gas supply networks, and others. Another 1,186 projects and activities remain in progress in 89 regions.
Furthermore, the Presidium of the Government Commission for Regional Development, led by Marat Khusnullin, approved the allocation of 185.3 billion rubles in treasury infrastructure loans in 2025 for the implementation of 192 housing and utilities projects, including 580 facilities and activities in 80 regions.
"The program using preferential loans from the National Welfare Fund is also an effective mechanism for modernizing public utility infrastructure. A total of 1,180 facilities have been commissioned under this program, including over 1,400 kilometers of networks. In addition, two programs are being implemented using subsidies from the federal budget, which also provides significant support to the regions. To date, over 1,600 facilities, including 3,300 kilometers of networks, have been commissioned under these programs," noted Vasily Kupyzin, CEO of the Territorial Development Fund.
The Ministry of Construction of Russia is the curator of these programs, and the work is carried out with the participation of the Territorial Development Fund.
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