The issues of socio-economic development of the region, including infrastructure development, the construction of new schools and sports facilities, were discussed.
From the transcript:
Conversation of Mikhail Mishustin with the governor of the Nizhny Novgorod region Gleb Nikitin
M.Mushin: Dear Gleb Sergeevich!
Nizhny Novgorod region is prettier. Last year, we saw how actively the funds associated with the infrastructure menu were mastered, infrastructure budget loans. And of course, the readiness of design and estimate documentation-in fact, the zoning of the region made it possible for you to very quickly restore historical and cultural monuments, build embankments, squares. The center, which we are going to visit tomorrow, grew up and acquired a new meaning, there are a lot of exhibitions.
Please tell us in more detail what results were achieved.
G.Nikitin: Mikhail Vladimirovich, I prepared a small presentation following the development of the region’s economy in 2024.
In 2024, we managed to preserve and increase the record volumes of the economy and the corresponding growth rates.
HMP and industry grew by 3.3%, investments – by almost 2%. At the same time, if you remember, I reported you, we grew up by 33% in 2023. The base was very large in investment.
In 2025, we are even going ahead of growth, and we are showing on investments now …
M.Mushin: Is IBK here?
G.Nikitin: I’m talking about private investments, extrabudgetary investments.
M.Mushin: Did you not consider infrastructure budget loans as investments?
G.Nikitin: They go separately. That is, we had 2% in 2024, and in 2025 in four months-5% of investments, GRP growth-2.5% and industry-6%. All numbers are higher than the average Russian, which, of course, pleases.
The peculiarity of the current period – the growth of real incomes of the population exceeded 11%, mainly due to record growth in wages. For working, this, of course, is a positive trend, although it exerts pressure on the profitability of organizations. All this happens with almost zero unemployment. We have officially open 37 thousand vacancies, but in fact the deficit is even more.
The share of high -tech sectors increases in the structure of the economy. You, I know, pay special attention to this and the IT sector is also supervised. We have an IT sector-115% growth. According to the high -tech sector – 8% (8.3%).
On the infrastructure budget loans that you mentioned, I report to you annually. Within the framework of IBK, we are now building three metro stations. The shield started on the laying of the second tunnel of one and a half kilometer from the “hay” to the “Square of Freedom”. We continue to work in all other areas that were approved by the government commission.
Also now the main priority is housing and communal services. We are ahead of us in all programs. According to the FNB program, 7.4 billion rubles were invested, of which 5.1 billion are federal, the rest is extrabudgetary and regional funds. And already according to the new MKI program (modernization of communal infrastructure) – 2.6 billion – 112 objects will be done. This, of course, is very worried about people.
And a separate project – you supervise it – this is city electric vehicles. I can’t report about him again. 73 km of tram lines in one -way calculus has already been made. 149. 90 new trams will already work on the lines, and our Nizhny Novgorod production.
Another largest project, approved as part of the IBC, is the construction of a Dubbler of Gagarin Avenue. At the moment, there is active work in the second and third lines. In May, literally the other day, they received the approval of the interdepartmental commission of the Ministry of Transport of Russia for the allocation of the federal subsidy for the construction of the fifth bridge across the OKU, which was also approved in the general infrastructure menu. And we are now waiting for the final decision of the government commission.
An important point that I would like to pay special attention to, we often discuss this at strategic sessions is the combination of agglomerations. This year, literally in April, we decided to join the city of Kstov to Nizhny Novgorod. That is, there was an enlargement of the municipality.
Of course, uninterrupted transport communication is very important to form a single urban environment. Here we are actively developing the theme of city trains – almost a ring. There is a ring in Moscow, we have almost a ring. To close it, taking into account the accession of Kstov, we assume the construction of an additional transplant. More precisely, not us, the “Russian Railways” suggests that Kstovo is a cap. The agreement on the development of this direction is concluded. The project is provided with a rolling stock. With our participation – a suburban company.
And for the implementation of the project, Mikhail Vladimirovich, I ask for your support. The Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Transport support this position – in the inclusion of the investment project “Sea – Kstovo” in the list of self -sufficient FNB projects. In fact, everyone supports, but there is a position of the Ministry of Finance that profitability is present, but insufficient. Such infrastructure projects, to create a transport frame, it seems to me, are very important.
Mikhail Vladimirovich, you know very well the situation with the Cluster “Arzamas – Diveevo – Sarov”. There are actually breakthrough results achieved. Both in Arzamas and Diveevo. And we repeatedly exceeded our goal in the tourist stream. That is, we initially planned 300 thousand people, and now 1.8 million.
In general, tourism in the Nizhny Novgorod region is upstanding. We are probably one of the leaders in the country now – 4.7 million people in 2024 visited. And in the framework of the national project “Tourism and Hospital”, 16 hotel projects for a total of 50 billion rubles will be implemented. 2.3 thousand numbers will be built, everything is approved, decisions have already been made. In my opinion, this is a breakthrough with us, and, of course, this will eliminate the deficit, but, most importantly, this will bring a feeling of comfort from the guests who come from the capital.
Mikhail Vladimirovich, wanted to thank you for the support in general and for this project in particular. It is the most important project for the development of the whole country and our region.
M.Mushin:
Thank you, Gleb Sergeevich.
It is very important that here we see good indicators in general in all sectors of the economy.
But I would like to separately touch the social sphere.
I know that you are carefully dealing with these issues. The National Project “Family” for the Nizhny Novgorod Region provides for 2 billion rubles for 5 kindergartens, and in the State Education State Program about 3 billion rubles for new 4 schools. This is a big event, of course, when a new kindergarten opens for kids, and when the guys go to a new comfortable modern school.
Also, 3 years ago, you showed me when we were here on Tsipre, the project of the Ice Palace of Sports. Now it is almost built.
Tell us how you plan to use it. And in general, a few words about social objects.
G.Nikitin: I still wanted to say the previous one first according to the results of the national project. They are incredibly impressive – 31 thousand additional places were built in 38 schools in the region. This is really what we did not expect at the start.
As for kindergartens, 7439 were created, that is, 7.5 thousand places for preschool children in 48 kindergartens.
And you are absolutely right, now at the start of the new project the government supported us to allocate funds for five kindergartens, and these projects are already being implemented. This will allow the end of 2027 to create 1.2 thousand places for children in kindergartens.
For schools. In general, four schools are provided in the national project. Also, the project is practically already implemented. But I wanted to say separately about the so -called flagship school for gifted children. This pilot project is not implemented in all regions. Thank you so much for your support too. We are already actively working on the site. The construction is already going on, you can see the appropriate result.
I also wanted to focus on such a project as a “professional”. You constantly pay attention to the topic of personnel deficiency. Indeed, now in all directions it is necessary to solve this problem. This is one of the most effective projects. We received support for 16 clusters in the Professor program.
The business sees that this project is really given results. And as a result, almost 400 million were attracted to extra -budgetary funds, and in conjunction in all colleges – 2.2 billion rubles.
We just the other day ended in the Federal Championship “Professionals”, just within the framework of SPO. It will take place regularly in Nizhny Novgorod, and in our specialized directions – this is it, creative industries, and so on. And of course, for us such support in the sphere of SPO is also very important.
As for the ice palace, it is really at the final stage of construction. The facade panels are already mounted and equipment is installed, inside there is a finish. The facade will show a layout of hockey players of our favorite club “Torpedo” using a perforation on metal.
The palace will be able to accept 12 thousand spectators. And already this year, I am sure the palace will accept the game of the KHL. Of course, this project without your support would be impossible, so thank you so much.
M.Mushin: Thank you, Gleb Sergeevich, good luck!