Support for Local Initiatives: Bashkortostan

A report describing the mechanisms, features, and results of the PPMI, the leading Russian initiative budgeting practice, in the region of Bashkortostan in 2016.

It also provides information on the most interesting projects funded by the program. The booklet is intended for a wide range of readers, including employees of government bodies and local governments, the business community, experts, and the public.

This report describes the Local Initiative Support Program (PPMI), the leading Russian initiative budgeting practiced.

The program is aimed at encouraging citizens to get involved in local self-government and solve problems at the local level through joint efforts of the population, business, and government. In 2014, with the support of the World Bank, the PPMI started in seven pilot municipal districts of the Republic of Bashkortostan. By 2016 the program had already covered all municipalities in the region, and the republic has become a leader in Russia in the field of initiative budgeting.

This booklet describes the mechanisms, features and results of the implementation of the PPMI in the region in 2016. It also provides detailed information on the most interesting projects funded by the program. The booklet is intended for a wide range of readers, including employees of government bodies and local governments, the business community, experts, and the public.