Week's results

      Gleb Nikitin instructed the heads of municipalities to begin forming a "land bank" of plots for large families and participants of the Special Military Operation (SMO). Unused land plots in existing populated areas are planned to be provided to SMO participants and large families in the Nizhny Novgorod region. This was stated by the governor of the Nizhny Novgorod region, Gleb Nikitin, at an expanded meeting of the regional council. A mechanism will be developed in the region for the provision of abandoned land plots in populated areas equipped with engineering and social infrastructure. As a positive example of work on identifying and involving abandoned and unused land plots, the governor cited the experience of the Yaroslavl region. Gleb Nikitin emphasized that each municipality should set targeted goals for implementing demographic policy. This task is part of the systematic work of the Nizhny Novgorod regional government within the framework of the national project "Family."

      The Ministry of Education of the Nizhny Novgorod region launched the "ANTI-VAPE" chatbot in the "MAX" messenger. The Ministry of Education of the Nizhny Novgorod region announced the launch of the "ANTI-VAPE" chatbot in the "MAX" messenger. The launch of this new resource for receiving feedback from residents is one component of the extensive work of government authorities to reduce the spread of vapes, primarily among young people. Concerned residents of Nizhny Novgorod can inform the ministry about the sale of vapes in close proximity to educational institutions. The sale of nicotine-containing products within 100 meters of areas designated for educational services is prohibited by federal law. Appeals will be processed by the regional Ministry of Education, the prosecutor's office, and the Rospotrebnadzor management. The chatbot also provides the option to report instances of underage smoking. The refusal of citizens to smoke is a task of the national project "Sustained and Active Life," and preventive work with children is one of the components of the national project "Youth and Children."

      The All-Russian Week of Cleanups "We are for Cleanliness" has started in the Nizhny Novgorod region. From April 18 to May 3, 2026, the Federal Agency for Youth Affairs, together with the All-Russian Ecological Public Movement "Ecosystem," is holding the All-Russian Week of Cleanups "We are for Cleanliness," dedicated to the Year of Unity of the Peoples of Russia. The main goal of the campaign is to unite the residents of the country to form an ecological culture and a careful attitude towards nature by involving them in practical actions for landscaping and cleaning territories.

      Within the framework of the campaign, cleanups will be organized in various areas, including tourist routes and trails, forests and parks, springs and other water bodies, yards adjacent to residential buildings, religious buildings, memorial sites, military burials, territories of city-forming enterprises, cultural heritage sites, and social institutions.

      189 residents of Nizhny Novgorod will participate in the "YOUR Business" project in 2026. In 2026, 189 residents of Nizhny Novgorod will undergo business training as part of the project for SMO participants and their family members called "YOUR Business." The project is being implemented by the regional Ministry of Industry, Trade, and Entrepreneurship and the regional center "My Business" with the support of the branch of the "Defenders of the Fatherland" fund, the labor and employment management, the Center for Social Sphere Innovations, and the "Work of Russia" personnel center under the federal project "Small and Medium Entrepreneurship" of the national project "Effective and Competitive Economy."

      Program participants have announced plans to develop businesses related to auto services, accounting services, the beauty industry, organizing glamping, freight transportation, and psychological assistance. Other declared areas include sewing production, public catering, trading on marketplaces, agriculture, repair of digital equipment, and construction.

      Residents of Nizhny Novgorod can now board trains to Moscow using biometrics. Residents of the Nizhny Novgorod region can now use biometric data to board the "Lastochka" train. The "MIGOM" service, implemented under the national project "Data Economy," allows for identity verification without presenting documents. The service is currently available in pilot mode on trains operated by the high-speed communication division of Russian Railways at the starting stations of the Moscow - Nizhny Novgorod routes, as well as on the Moscow - Kostroma and Moscow - Ivanovo routes.

      To use the service, confirmed biometric data is required, which can be registered at an authorized bank or through on-site registration.

      The options for registering children in kindergartens through "Gosuslugi" have been improved for residents of Nizhny Novgorod. The service for registering children in kindergartens through the "Gosuslugi" portal has been enhanced in the Nizhny Novgorod region. Thanks to a large-scale system update, obtaining this service has become even faster and easier. The region has transitioned to a new system for filling kindergartens, and accordingly, the application form for enrolling children has been revised.

      Parents no longer need to visit the MFC or the education department in person, and the interactive form indicates what documents are necessary, eliminating errors during completion. All notifications about the status of the application, movement in the queue, and enrollment are sent directly to the personal account on "Gosuslugi." The updated form covers all categories of citizens eligible for benefits, including families of military personnel and SMO participants, and data from completed electronic applications are transmitted directly to the regional queue without delays.