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Economic growth is a sound foundation for improving quality of life and living
standards of the Republic's inhabitants. Over the recent nine years, household
real disposable cash incomes and real wages have increased by 3.3 times, retail
trade turnover – by 4.2 times, the volume of paid services rendered to public – by
2.3 times.
Bashkortostan pursues a vigorous social policy implementing major public
welfare programs. The Republic introduced a number of benefits and social
privileges that are not there in many other regions of the country.
Top priority is attached to the social agenda items that are related to protecting
maternity, fatherhood and childhood, to promoting and consolidating families.
Households with multiple births receive cash benefits and enjoy privileges in the
sphere of health protection, arrangements for children's recreation, education,
cultural development, providing with living quarters and subsidies for paying
rents and utility bills.
Much is being accomplished in the Republic to improve public health. The
healthcare system is upgraded and comprehensive measures are taken to
replenish its material, scientific and personnel resources.
The Republic spares no effort to promote the education system.
Bashkortostan belongs to those subjects of the Russian Federation that possess
an extensive network of educational institutions. New financing mechanisms
are introduced in the sphere of education and steps are taken to streamline the
network of educational facilities and to create basic schools.
Making use of the vast R&D and technological potential and taking advantage
of the accomplishments in the major spheres of modern science and technology
Bashkortostan operates advanced scientific schools that conduct fundamental
and applied research. Unique scientific and training complexes have been created
that embrace higher schools, colleges, R&D institutes, pilot plants, designing and
engineering organizations in the leading branches of industry. Academic science
in the Republic of Bashkortostan is represented by the Ufa Research Centre of
the Russian Academy of Sciences and the Academy of Sciences of the Republic
of Bashkortostan.