OREANDA-NEWS. On 04 June 2009 was announced, that Prime Minister of the Government of Russia Vladimir Putin has approved structure of the steering committee on preparation and celebration of the 90th anniversary of formation of Karelia. The First Deputy Prime Minister of the Government of the Russian Federation Victor Zubkov has headed the steering committee. Head of Karelia Sergey Katanandov is appointed Deputy Chairman of the steering committee appoints the .

The steering committee includes plenipotentiary of the President in the Northwest Federal District Ilya Klebanov, representatives of federal Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Regional Development, Ministry of Culture, Ministry of Health Care and Social Development, Ministry of Telecommunications and Mass Communication, Ministry for Sport, Tourism and Youth Policy, etc. Karelia in the steering committee is also represented by the Prime Minister of Government of the republic Pavel Chernov, Acting Assistant to the Prime Mnister of the Government of the RK and Chief of the Administration of the Head of the RK Lyudmila Kosjuk and Assistant to the Prime Minister of the Government of the Republic of Karelia and the Official Representative of the RK at the President of Russian Federation Anatoly Markov.

Earlier the Decree on necessity to compose a steering committee for preparation and carrying out of celebration of the 90th anniversary of formation of Karelia was signed by the head of the state Dmitry Medvedev.

Due to the anniversary the republic will be rendered financial support from funds of the federal budget for implementation of the most significant projects and actions. It is supposed, that in 2009-2010 for construction and reconstruction of socially significant objects it will be allocated more than 3,5 billion roubles. Among objects to be constructed or reconstructed by the anniversary of Karelia there are apartment houses, large sport facilities, schools.