Social and economic development of Kursk region
During the last three years the Administration of Kursk region has been pursuing a concerted policy of social and economic development of the region, stabilization of a situation in a real sector of economy and improvement of the people's well-being.
In the region the following basic strategic documents were approved in compliance with which the work will be organized in the near and far future:
Strategy of Social and Economic Development of Kursk Region till 2020;
Program of Social and Economic Development of Kursk Region for 2011-2015;
Scheme of Territorial Planning of Kursk Region.
Strategy of Social and Economic Development of Kursk Region till 2020, approved by Resolution N 381-IV ÎÄ of May 24, 2007 of Kursk regional Duma, was elaborated on the basis of the most important problems of the regional development, the assessment of associated risks and resource potential of the region in view of the influence of external factors and the necessity of activation of potential growing points of Kursk region economy.
The main goal of the Strategy is the creation of conditions for the efficient use of human potential in order to improve the well-being and the quality of life of population due to the increase in a competitive ability of Kursk region.
In the Strategy the priority lines of the long-term development of the region are the following:
the development of a specialization and ensuring of a competitive ability of the region in conditions of globalization of Russian economy;
the activation of innovation processes;
the formation of competitive territorial and industrial clusters;
the diversification of an economic sector by creation of growing points with maximum concentration of financial, labour, material, administrative and managerial resources;
the promotion of small and medium business on the basis of transfer of technological and social innovations;
the formation of favourable social environment;
the complex development of urban and rural areas.
In accordance with social and economic development of the region till 2020 the basic scenario of the economic development is innovation and breakthrough scenario including 3 strategic lines: «Resource Region», «Industrial and Innovation Center», «Return of Agro-Industrial Status».
The «innovation and breakthrough» strategy of the regional development is based on three basic ideas:
the development and improvement of market mechanisms of financial and economic activity;
the cluster development of scientific-and-technical and industrial potential;
the strengthening of public strategic management.
The Program of social and economic development of Kursk region for 2011-2015 is aimed at solving of crucial social and economic problems, the creation of favourable competitive environment for entrepreneurship development, the progress of productive, labour and intellectual potential of the region.
The following tasks will be solved for this purpose:
the creation of actively developing, balanced and competitive economics;
the improvement of investment climate, the attraction of additional investments in Kursk region;
the implementation of large-scale investment programs of modernization of industries;
the creation of conditions for introduction and development of modern technologies, the growth of energy and ecological efficiency of economy;
the increase in an employment level, the creation of new work places, the decrease in tension at a labour-market; the improvement of the people's well-being due to, but not limited to, the growth in actual cash income of population, timely wage payment, the fall in a poverty level;
the rise in wages in the branches of a real sector of the regional economy for ensuring of the growth in income and wages of Kursk region population;
the development of a material and technical basis of public health service, education, social welfare, culture, physical training and sport;
the improvement of a level and a quality of education and public health service;
ensuring of worthy standards of living of disabled citizens, pensioners and other socially insecure groups of population;
the conduct of a demographic policy aimed at creation of maximum favourable conditions for increase in a birth rate of young families;
keeping and development of cultural potential;
the provision of needy people with accommodation, primarily, of persons entitled to benefits stipulated by the federal legislation;
ensuring of stability and reliability of work of housing and communal services, improving of housing and communal services;
the improvement of environmental safety;
the prevention of crimes and infringements of the law.
Scheme of territorial planning of Kursk region is aimed at creation of conditions of stable territorial and social-and-economic development of Kursk region till 2025.
The main goal of making the scheme of territorial planning is the development of a long-term town-planning strategy, the creation of a favourable habitat, the achievement of a balance of economic, social and ecological interests.
During the implementation of the scheme of territorial planning of Kursk region the following tasks will be solved:
the creation of conditions for growth in living standards of population and in the regional economy by means of town-planning,
the development of civil engineering, transport and social infrastructures,
the rational use of all kinds of resources, their conservation and multiplication for future generations;
the creation of a «comfortable» habitat, the preservation and the restoration of objects of cultural heritage, essential improvement of the ecological situation.
The Administration contributed to solving of strategic and medium-term tasks in 2011.
In 2011 the growth in industrial production made up 4,7 %. There was the following positive dynamics in main industries: the volume of shipped goods of domestic manufacture, executed works and services in mining operations increased by 38,4 %, the growth in processing industries was 10,4 %, in production and distribution of electric energy, gas and water - 1,8 % as compared with 2010.
Production and Distribution of Electric Energy, Gas and Water
Kursk nuclear power station worked as scheduled. It reached the record value of power generation that was more than 29 billion kW-hr.
4396,3 million rubles were allocated to implementation of investment projects of Kursk nuclear power station, including 2588,8 million rubles for extension of operation of working power generating units, 501,6 million rubles — for technology improvement of handling of radioactive waste and irradiated nuclear fuel.
More than 1,1 billion rubles were invested in the development of a power supply complex.
Mining Operations
In 2011 OAO «Michailovsky GOK» increased the manufacture of gross iron-ore products by 8,1 %, including more profound processing of pellets — by 1,5 % and magnesium concentrate — by 7,2 %.
OAO «Michailovsky GOK» allocated 2,87 billion rubles to the implementation of investment projects.
Manufacturing Industry
The index of production in the manufacturing industry made up 105,9 % in 2011. It is the third result among the regions of the Central Chernozem Zone.
Kursk region took the 1st place in the growth in the production volume of vehicles and equipment (167,5 %), leather, leather goods and shoes (108,6 %). It took the 2nd place in the increase in the production volume of foodstuff, including beverages (113,4 %), other nonmetallic mineral products (120 %), textile and clothing (118,1 %), woodworking and production of wooden goods (100,8 %) in the Central Chernozem Zone.
Food Production
In 2011 the index of food production, including beverages, amounted to 113,4 %. In the region the output of pork was increased by 1,7 times, beef - by 5,9 %, preserved milk products — by 9,7 %, granulated sugar — by 1,7 times, confectionery — by 14,4 %, bread and baked goods — by 0,7 %, macaroni — by 2,4 %. The manufacture of baking compressed yeast and mineral water also grew.
In 2011 more than 8 billion rubles were invested in reconstruction and updating of operating facilities and establishing of new production facilities. 224 new types of foodstuff were developed.
Three lines with a capacity of 41,5 thousand tons of confectionery were put into operation at ZAO «KONTI-RUS» confectionery plant. More than 2 billion rubles were invested in updating of basic assets of operating confectionery and building of a new one.
Light industry
In 2011 the output of textile and clothing (fabric, textile goods, overalls) increased by 18,1%, production of leather, leather goods and shoes grew by 8,6 %.
In 2011 the production of rubber and plastic goods increased by 10,2 % on account of the growth in output of rubberized fabric belts by 5,5%, molded rubber goods - by 16,4 % at ÎAO «Kurskrezinotechnica».
In 2011 the production of other non-metallic goods increased by 20% including manufacture of building brick — by 13,9 %, precast reinforced concrete structures — by 19,7 %, large concrete wall blocks — by 1,2 %, small wall blocks — by 1,6 times due to activation of building works.
In 2011 the output of vehicles and equipment increased by 67,5 %, electrical equipment, electronics and optical equipment — by 12,2 % in a machine-building complex.
In 2011 the index of production of agricultural products amounted to 152,4% (the 3d place in the Central Chernozem Zone), including plant products - 184,2 %, animal products - 101,7 %. Products were manufactured to the sum of 57,6 billion rubles.
The enterprises of the agro-industrial complex were given state support of 2,62 billion rubles, including 2,1 billion rubles from a federal budget and 477,17 billion rubles from a regional budget. 20 million rubles were allocated by agricultural companies to the development of agriculture in 2011.
Farms of all categories produced more than 2,6 million tons of grain (in weight after processing), which were 1,1 million tons or 74% more than in 2010 (the 2nd place in the Central Chernozem Zone).
For the first time during the last 20 years 4,4 million tons of sugar beet were grown (the 4th place in the Central Chernozem Zone). This made it possible to provide sugar mills with a sufficient amount of raw material.
The production of oil-bearing crops increased by up to 312 thousand tons, which were 200 thousand tons more than in 2010, including 242,4 thousand tons of sunflower (3 times more than in 2010).
Farms of all categories grew 1138,6 thousand tons of potato (the 3d place in the Central Chernozem Zone), that were 2,1 times more than in 2010. 139,2 thousand tons of vegetable (the 9th place in the Central Chernozem Zone) were gathered, which were 1,4 times more than in 2010.
In 2011 farms of all categories produced 124,9 thousand tons (101,7 %) of meat (live weight of slaughter cattle and poultry) - the 6th place in the Central Chernozem Zonen, 393,2 thousand tons of milk (102,3 %) – the 4th place; 232,3 million eggs (100,4 %) – the 13th place.
6 pig farms were put into operation and 529 work places were created in 2011.
In 2011 the investment in fixed capital on account of all sources of financing amounted to 58,24 billion rubles with the growth of 13,5 %.
In 2011 the works in «building» activity amounted to 25,9 billion rubles and grew by 3,2% - the 4th place in the Central Chernozem Zone.
In 2011 the following facilities were brought into service: 4 kindergartens having 140 places each, a culture center with 125 places, two first-aid posts, two sports complexes, an additional building of school ¹ 5 of Kursk, school stadiums in Kursk and Kurchatov.
In November 2011 Kursk circus started working after the reconstruction.
In 2011 apartment houses 393,2 thousand square meters in area were built; the growth made up 103,1 as compared with 2010. Housing conditions of 1988 persons entitled to benefits were improved in 2011.
At the beginning of 2012 a level of gasification in the region amounted to 85%, including 65 % in the rural area. In 2011 967,0 km of a gas-distributing system were brought into service, including 899,4 km of gas utilities (growth of 1,3 times) and 792,6 km in a rural area, which were 37% more than in 2010.
In 2011 Kursk region took the 2nd place in bringing of gas supply pipelines into service among the regions of the Chernozem Zone and conceded to Voronezh region (986,7 êì); it took the 2nd place in the gasification rate and conceded to Belgorod region.
5,14 billion rubles were used in a public road system on account of all sources of financing. The following objects were completed: the building of a bridge across the Tuskar river in Kursk, the reconstruction of a motorroad «Kursk-Lgov-Rylsk — a border with Ukraine» with a railroad overpass in Lgov area, the reconstruction of bridge crossings across the Bychki and Lubazh rivers on «Crimea» highway in Fatezh area.
In 2011 the volume of freight transportation by motor transport increased by 7,2%, freight turnover — by 13,2 % as compared with 2010.
The volume of passenger transportation by motor transport increased by 7,2%, passenger turnover — by 6% as compared with 2010. The region took the 1st place in the growth rate of passenger turnover among the regions of the Central Chernozem Zone.
In 2011 the volume of freight transportation by railway transport increased by 7,8 % due to the growth in the volume of iron-ore shipment (110,9%); freight turnover grew by 5,5 % as compared with 2010.
Retail trade turnover increased by 9,6 % and made up 116,0 billion rubles in 2011. The region takes the 2nd place in the development rate of a consumer market among the regions of the Central Chernozem Zone.
In towns and areas of the region about 160 trading and public catering enterprises were opened and reconstructed, new multipurpose and agricultural markets were built and operating ones were reconstructed.
The volume of paid services rendered to population increased by 3,8 % as compared with 2010; the sum of rendered services was 32,2 billion rubles. In 2011 Kursk region was on the 4th place in the development rates of a consumer market of paid services among the regions of the Central Chernozem Zone.
More than 40 enterprises rendering consumer services to population were opened. Almost in every area there is off-premise servicing of villagers living far from the area centers.
About 2000 new work places were created at a consumer market of goods and services.
In 2011 average per capita cash income of population increased by 11,1 % and amounted to 16,3 thousand rubles; real cash income of population increased by 2,6 %.
In 2011 the average monthly wage increased by 15,1% and made up 16,2 thousand rubles; the real wage increased by 6,3 %.
Financial Results of Activity of Enterprises
In 2011 a positive financial result of regional organizations (excluding small entrepreneurship entities, banks, insurance agencies and budget organizations) made up 43,3 billion rubles (growth of 2,7 times), including the profit of 46,4 billion rubles (growth of 2,5 times) and the loss of 3,0 billion rubles (111,3 % as compared with 2010).
There was a positive financial result in all main kinds of economic activity of Kursk region. In 2011 a share of profit-makers was 72,5 % (72,3 % in 2010).
189,1 million rubles were allocated from a federal budget to modernization of a general education system of Kursk region in 2011. So-financing funds of the regional budget made up 9,95 million rubles. It enabled strengthening of an educational and material base of 108 schools in Kursk region.
In order to organize distance learning of disabled children 100 sets of equipment were purchased for fitting out of work places of trainees and 100 sets of equipment - for fitting out of work places of teachers to the sum of 30,1 million rubles.
52 school buses were bought. In 2011 academic year more than 5160 schoolchildren were brought from 448 settlements to the places of their study and back home by buses.
Within the Program of preschool education 2,6 thousand pupils were provided with places of training. It enabled the decrease in a queue for places up to 7,7 thousand by the beginning of 2012 (10,3 thousand children queued on January 1, 2011).
In 2011 within a national project «Health» 127,6 million rubles were allocated to payments to doctors and nurses rendering primary health care and 83,2 million rubles — to the medical staff of first-aid and obstetrics stations and emergency hospitals.
In 2011 the construction of a radiological building of an oncologic dispensary was practically finished. High-technology equipment was bought.
Within a regional target program «Modernization of Public Health Service in Kursk Region for 2011-2012» there was capital repair in 33 establishments of public health with amount of financing of 441,5 million rubles; 993 units of medical equipment were purchased to the sum of 646,8 million rubles.
In 2011 3,5 million rubles were allocated from a federal budget to a Disaster Medicine Center for purchase of equipment. 1,5 million rubles were allocated from a regional budget for these purposes.
In 2011 there were the following definite positive changes as compared with 2010: the birth rate increased by 377 people and made up 11,5 persons per 1000 people, the death rate decreased by 980 people and made up 16,8 persons per 1000 people; the number of marriages grew by 13,3 % and made up 9,4 persons per 1000 people.
As of January 1, 2012 incomings to a consolidated budget of the region amounted to 42 billion rubles (excluding internal turnovers), which were 5,1 billion rubles more than in 2010. The expenses were covered to the sum of 44,1 billion rubles (excluding internal turnovers).
27,7 billion rubles or 63,0% of the amount of expenditures of the regional consolidated budget (57,7 % - in 2010) were allocated to financing of social and cultural events.
The number of recorded unemployed persons decreased by 1,7 thousand as compared with 2010 and made up 8,3 thousand people as of January 1, 2012. The level of recorded unemployment was 1,4 % (1,7 % as of 01.01.2011).
568,9 million rubles were spent on the implementation of two programs on population employment.
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