OREANDA-NEWS  The government will allocate 1.2 billion rubles for social gasification in Russia, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said.

He recalled that Russian leader Vladimir Putin last week took part in the commissioning ceremony of facilities built as part of the social gasification program.

"This program will be continued. Now, on behalf of the president, we will additionally allocate 1.2 billion rubles for beneficiaries to join the gas network. This year, more than 13,000 families in 56 regions of the country will be able to use the funds, including to purchase the necessary equipment," Mishustin said at a meeting with deputy prime ministers.

The head of the Cabinet stressed that connections within the framework of the social gasification program continue all year round.