Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal chaired a conference call with the heads of Vinnytsia, Kirovohrad, Poltava and Cherkasy regional military administrations on the implementation of rapid recovery projects in Ukraine’s regions.

According to the Head of Government, assistance to business is one of the main tasks for the central regions, where many enterprises have been relocated and a large number of internally displaced persons have been accommodated.

“Business is the engine of recovery, which creates jobs and generates added value. We also pay special attention to IDPs. The key tasks are to ensure basic services, employment and temporary integration,” said Denys Shmyhal.

The Prime Minister heard information from the heads of the regional military administrations on the economic development of the regions, relocation of enterprises, job creation and measures to eliminate wage arrears. The heads of the regions also reported on meeting the priority needs of the population, the functioning of educational, healthcare and social security institutions.

The meeting participants also discussed the implementation of projects to restore destroyed and damaged facilities. Denys Shmyhal stressed that local authorities should propose projects to be implemented by the State Agency for Restoration and Infrastructure Development. The focus will be on rebuilding housing, energy, critical, social and transport infrastructure.

“The agenda also includes the implementation of programmes to ensure safe conditions in general secondary education institutions and the purchase of school buses. There are relevant subventions, and we need to implement the projects promptly. The coordinated work of central government, local self-government, business, the public sector and partner countries is the key to the successful implementation of all projects,” the Prime Minister said.

The Head of Government instructed the regional military administrations to speed up the process of compiling the register of destroyed property jointly with the communities.

The regional administrations were also instructed to oversee the installation of the purchased and delivered medical equipment in healthcare facilities.

In addition, the Prime Minister instructed the relevant ministries to work out and take the necessary measures to meet the needs of the regions for school buses.

The meeting was also attended by Deputy Prime Minister – Minister for Reintegration of the Temporarily Occupied Territories Iryna Vereshchuk, Minister of Health Viktor Liashko, Minister of Energy German Galushchenko, Minister of Social Policy Oksana Zholnovych, Minister of Education and Science Oksen Lisovyi, Deputy Head of the Presidential Office Oleksiy Kuleba, Head of the State Agency for Restoration and Infrastructure Development Mustafa Nayyem, and other representatives of the Government.