
Vice Prime Minister: Decentralization yields tangible result in Donbas and ensures safe life in the region
This statement was
issued by Hennadii Zubko, Vice Prime Minister,
Minister of Regional Development, Construction, Housing and Communal Services
of Ukraine at the opening
of the Citizens'
Security Centers in the two
amalgamated territorial communities (ATC) in Donetsk region.
"Earlier nobody
shared the idea that communities
will be able
to unite and receive support
and financial assistance from the state that
would allow to update infrastructure,
educational and health facilities, but also to
ensure security functions. Collaboration with the Regional
State Administration, the State Emergency
Service of Ukraine, Ministry of Education and
Science of Ukraine and Ministry
of Healthcare of Ukraine yields
its result, thus we see
how the infrastructure
of each community
changes today. Decentralization is increasingly becoming a more effective instrument for restoring Donbas, providing a new quality of life.
We see the
restored infrastructure, rebuilt schools and kindergartens, medical and cultural
institutions in the Donetsk region.
Recently, a new hub school was
opened there, and today - security
centers. In the framework of the
State Fund for Regional Development,
22 projects were implemented last year. Our goal,
using all the toolkits that
gives decentralization, is to restore
the Donbas and give the
citizens of the region the
proper quality of services in
various fields - education, medicine, security", the Vice Prime Minister
stressed.
There are plans
to open 8 Citizens' Security Centers in the
ATC of this region. For these
purposes funding to the tune
of UAH 56 million is planned in
the regional budget.