Putin praised Khotsenko for his work as Acting Governor of the Omsk Region

Russian President Vladimir Putin spent working meeting with Acting Governor of the Omsk Region Vitaly Khotsenko. Mr. Khotsenko told the head of state about the socio-economic situation in the region, as well as the development of industry and agriculture. Vladimir Putin, in turn, praised the work of Mr. Khotsenko as Acting Governor of the Omsk Region and stressed the need to work on improving the environmental situation in the region.

“You have been working in Omsk not so long ago, but in general, the start is very good, in my opinion. Do not forget about those things that, of course, are long-term, difficult. One of the main tasks is, of course, improving the environmental situation. There are many other questions, this is understandable. They are the most acute, they are complex, I understand, but solvable,” the president said.

During the meeting, Vitaly Khotsenko told the President about the development of industry. He noted that the Omsk region is in the top 5 industrial regions. “As for the defense. We have this key area, we are growing strongly, 50 billion rubles. revenue is twice as much as last year,” he said.

Mr. Khotsenko also said that as part of the presidential order for the development of the military-industrial complex (MIC) in the Omsk region, the number of employees in this area was increased. In two years, the number of specialists in the defense industry has grown by 10,000. In total, 30,000 people work in this industry, according to the Acting Governor of the Omsk Region.

According to the Acting Governor of the Omsk Region, it is planned to build 200,000 sq. m. m meters of logistics space. In total, over the next ten years, they intend to build 2 million square meters. m of space. For this, the region was allocated 150 billion rubles. investment.

“And what is very important, developers will give us 5% of all apartments, and we will give them to the population who needs it,” Mr. Khotsenko noted. Vladimir Putin stressed that the greatest attention should be paid to orphans when distributing housing. “There is a long queue,” the president said. As Vitaly Khotsenko specified, there are 8,000 orphans living in the Omsk Region.

At the end of the meeting, Vladimir Putin advised Vitaly Khotsenko to work directly with people. “This is a very good reason to feel what people are waiting for, what they are counting on. This direct work will significantly increase your chances for people to trust you and trust you to work in such an important region as the Omsk Region,” he concluded.

Elections of the governor of the Omsk region will be held in September this year. The current acting head of the region, Vitaly Khotsenko, is nominated as a candidate from the United Russia party. The former governor of the Omsk region Alexander Burkov left his post ahead of schedule. The presidential decree, published on the Kremlin website, notes that he resigned of his own free will.