Laureates of the "Man of the Year of Vitebsk Region" title will be determined in five nominations

Laureates of the honorary title "Person of the Year of the Vitebsk Region" since 2017 will be determined in 5 nominations instead of the previously established 20. The number of winners has been halved: awards will be received by 50 representatives of various professions and spheres of activity. This is provided for by the new instructions on the procedure for conducting the regional competition for awarding the honorary title "Person of the Year of the Vitebsk Region", approved by the decision of the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee dated October 5, 2017 No. 614.

Despite the fact that the document has optimized the number of nominations, candidates for awarding the honorary title, as before, will be determined in all sectors of the national economy. Henceforth, the professional achievements of the best representatives of labor collectives, organizations, and institutions from all regions of the region will be recognized in the following categories:

  • "Industry, Trade and Services, Financial Activities, Small and Medium-sized Businesses",
  • "Agro-industrial Complex, Environmental Protection, Forestry",
  • "Housing and Communal Services and Road Management, Construction and Architecture, Fuel and Energy Complex, Communications, Transport and Telecommunications",
  • "Social Sphere (Social Protection of the Population, Culture, Education, Science, Sports, Healthcare, Youth)",
  • "Ensuring Legality and Law and Order, Prevention and Elimination of Emergency Situations, Activities of Local Government Bodies and Self-Government, Public Organizations".

Among the main criteria for awarding the honorary title are the significance, relevance, and effectiveness of the results of activities, production indicators, professional and business qualities of the candidates. In addition, when selecting candidates, information on administrative liability, absence or presence of a criminal record is necessarily taken into account.

Candidates for victory are determined based on the results of work during the year. Documents for their nomination are accepted at city and district executive committees on a territorial basis until January 1 of the year preceding the awarding of the title. Subsequently, participants will undergo

through a selective "sieve", as a result of which the winners will be determined. They will be awarded an honorary title with the presentation of a special diploma and a monetary reward.

By the way, the competition has been held annually since 2009 with the aim of stimulating creative work, promoting innovative ideas, and best practices. It is designed to emphasize the value of the merits and achievements of the region's residents and their contribution to the common cause of the region's development. Throughout its history, 900 people have been awarded the honorary title "Person of the Year of Vitebshchina". It is usually awarded only once, but the laureates justify it day after day.

The names of the next best representatives of Pridvinye will be announced at the beginning of 2018. According to tradition, billboards with their photographs will adorn the settlements of Vitebshchina throughout the year.

All detailed information about the competition is posted on the official website of the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee in the "Competitions" section.

Olga BULAVKA,
Chief Specialist
of the Main Department of Ideological Work,
Culture and Youth Affairs
of the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee.