20,000 meetings with voters and 9,000 citizen appeals. Dmitry Demidov spoke about the work of the Vitebsk region's parliamentary corps
For the first time in the history of modern Belarus, a unified voting day was held on February 25, 2024, during which deputies of all levels of representative power were elected. The activities of the parliamentary corps of the Vitebsk region are coordinated by the regional Council of Deputies, which unites 217 local councils: 23 at the basic territorial level, and 194 at the primary level. What has been done in a year? What lies ahead? What should be paid special attention to? On the eve of the session of the regional Council of Deputies, its chairman Dmitry Demidov answered these and other questions from the correspondent of "VV".
– Dmitry Vladimirovich, the range of issues that life poses to the region's parliamentary corps is diverse. Please tell us what you are focusing on in your work.
– As repeatedly emphasized by the head of state Alexander Grigoryevich Lukashenko, the main focus of deputies' activities is working with people. At the same time, of course, the solution of all issues of public welfare, the satisfaction of its needs and demands directly depend on the state of the economy. The Vitebsk region is confidently moving forward, ensuring positive dynamics in most indicators of socio-economic development. Second place in the country based on the results of 2024 is a natural result of the work of the region's leadership and the parliamentary corps, including.
The dynamic filling of the budget has made it possible to provide additional support to the agro-industrial sector. During the execution of the budget in 2024, the priority of financing social sectors was maintained.
– What forms of work do you consider most effective?
– Personal appointments, "hotlines," dialogue platforms, meetings in work collectives of enterprises, including problematic and unprofitable ones.
During the period since the elections, about 9,000 voters have appealed to deputies during personal appointments. About 20,000 meetings were held in constituencies, and deputies reported to voters more than 4,000 times.
As the chairman of the regional Council of Deputies, I held 20 personal appointments, during which 148 appeals were received. Almost all of them, except for 16, were resolved. It should be noted that the received issues and appeals are under control until their full resolution. Collective appeals are considered collegially with site visits and the involvement of narrow specialists.
We also conduct monitoring of the consumer market, visit social and cultural facilities, and communicate with people.
Meetings of deputies of basic and rural councils, where issues of practical application of laws are discussed and experience is exchanged, are of great importance.
It is noteworthy that deputies are constantly seeking new forms of work. They are frequent guests at seminars, conferences, round tables with representatives of various social groups. They also participate in local meetings, development of civil initiative projects, days of work with the population, speak in the press, and communicate with voters on social networks.