At the party’s initiative, 5 billion rubles were allocated to the program in 2022 — over a thousand branches will be modernized.
United Russia and Russia Post have set up regional headquarters that will control the modernization of post offices across the country. A federal headquarters has been established at the Ministry of Digital Development. By 2025, 25,000 will be updated. branches — recalled Alexander Chinsztejn, head of the People’s Program of the State for Man party, the head of the Duma of the Information Committee, at a meeting with Maxim Akimov, director general of the Russian post office, representatives of ministries and regional branches of United Russia.
“The Post Office is the party’s most important social partner. It serves approximately 30 million people in rural areas and provides a basic set of social and government services — here you can apply for certificates, documents, receive money orders and pay for communications. Previously, no repairs or upgrades were financed. United Russia asked the president to support the network of post offices, and at the last party congress he supported this proposal, said Alexander Chinsztejn.
In turn, Maxim Akimov thanked United Russia for supporting the implementation of the project and monitoring the preparation of applications and auctions with contractors.
“We receive full support at all stages, the project is under the control of the party’s regional branches. If there are transport failures somewhere, they are immediately corrected by governors, he stressed.
Most of the post offices to be renewed in 2022 are located in the Rostov Oblast, the Krasnodar Territory and the Stavropol Territory. Over the next two years, large-scale modernization will affect the Volga regions, where the Russian Post has the most extensive network.
“We want the project to run as efficiently as possible. Millions of our voters live in rural areas. And the modernization of post offices is an order of the president and one of the points of the people’s program, summed up Alexander Khinshtein.
“In addition to traditional postal services, branches will be able to sell medicines either at the branch’s pharmacy or by ordering them online. In addition, many updated post offices will be able to receive state and city services and news of legal significance, said Adlan Dinaev, head of the Regional Executive Committee of the United Russia Chechen regional branch.
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