OREANDA-NEWS. July 10, 2013. In June MMC Norilsk Nickel transferred RUB 830 mln to the budget of the Krasnoyarsk Territory, completely fulfilling its obligations for 2013 under long-term target program aimed at relocation of Norilsk and Dudinka residents to the country regions favorable for living.

The company is involved in the program implementation as a charity organization as one of the parties to the Agreement on Relocation of Norilsk and Dudinka citizens to the "mainland" concluded on August 31, 2010, along with the Ministry of Regional Development of the Russian Federation, Krasnoyarsk Territory and the municipal unit, the city of Norilsk.

For three years only Norilsk Nickel’s contribution in the implementation of the program amounted to RUB 2.841 bln.

The program was approved by the Government of the Krasnoyarsk Territory in autumn 2010 and launched in 2011. It is intended for relocation of 11,265 families during 2011-2020. Relocation program involves four main categories: the disabled, pensioners, unemployed and employed citizens not provided with housing on the "mainland", and having arrived to the Far North before January 1, 1992 have worked there for at least 15 calendar years.