Putin promptly called the State Duma adopted amendments to laws to facilitate the activities of socially oriented NGOs

Vladimir Putin took part in the forum active citizens "Community", the Kremlin press service.
"Community" - a two-day forum, organized by the Public Chamber of Russia and dedicated to the Day of National Unity. The event was attended by more than 3,500 people, including representatives of socially-oriented NGOs and civil society activists from all over Russia. They discussed the problems of the nonprofit sector in various fields.
Russian President has called one of the priorities of the state support of civil society and called upon the State Duma of a new convocation promptly to adopt the amendments to the legislation, to facilitate the activities of socially oriented NGOs. "Creating conditions for the development of civil society, non-profit sector has been and remains one of our absolute priorities. Of particular importance are, of course, measures to support socially oriented NGOs, including those that help people with disabilities, families with children with disabilities, "- said Putin, speaking at the" Community "forum active citizens in Moscow.
He expressed the hope that the State Duma "promptly consider the necessary amendments to the Budget Code, and practical mechanism for obtaining the special legal status of socially oriented NGOs will be implemented from January 1, 2017".
Putin recalled that at the previous forum active citizens, it was suggested to grant preferences to socially-oriented NGOs that have proved their effectiveness. "The necessary decisions were taken. Amendments to the legislation establishing the NGO special legal regime - implementing socially useful services identified 20 priorities in this sphere ", - reminded the president of Russia, adding that the government has approved a list of such services and the criteria for assessing their quality.
As a result, according to the head of state for such NGOs became available the financial resources allocated by the state for social purposes, and for at least two years. "This will, I hope, provide stability and a higher level of work of NGOs", - Putin said.