Public prefectures are an important institution of civil society, State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin said during his working visit to Tambov region. Together with the Governor Alexander Nikitin, he looked at how public monitoring of the progress of the project "Building a Comfortable Urban Environment". In particular, they inspected the Olympic Park. "Tambov was the ancestor in terms of improvement of yard territories. The territory of the park is large enough, but you managed to arrange it. I remember that before there was a wasteland, and now there was an excellent place for rest and sports, "he said.. The head of the State Duma highlighted the city's experience in the work of public prefectures. "It is very important that you have built in the region the interaction of regional authorities and the population. There is an institute of civil society, people are involved in the process of improvement, a system of public control has been created, "the politician stressed.. Nikitin, in turn, said that this form of public self-government is very promising. And it is this mechanism of work that can help residents solve important issues for them. In conclusion, the Chairman of the State Duma noted that it is important that funds for the implementation of projects are drawn from different sources.

"Including, extrabudgetary funds. And civil society institutions are involved in the process of public control, "he said.. Public prefectures as a kind of public self-government exist in the Tambov region for slightly less than a year. The initiative of their creation was made by the head of the region Alexander Nikitin. Thanks to prefectures, the region has solved many important issues: from road repair of small streets to construction of new parks and conservation of green areas.