The key facts

  • State Duma deputy Georgy Kamnev proposed giving former internal affairs employees federal grants to start businesses
  • The maximum grant amount is 500 thousand or 1 million rubles; the mechanism is already in place for young entrepreneurs
  • The KPRF is preparing a request to the government to include internal affairs retirees among priority recipients of support

A deputy's proposal

Former employees of internal affairs agencies should be granted federal subsidies to start their own businesses. This initiative was put forward by State Duma deputy Georgy Kamnev, who told Gazeta.Ru about it. According to him, businesses founded by people with experience in law enforcement are 'objectively less prone to being drawn into criminal schemes,' but salary levels in internal affairs agencies do not yet allow them to save up the funds needed to start a business.

How the mechanism should work

The deputy proposed extending existing federal grant programs for novice entrepreneurs to retirees of internal affairs agencies. The grant allocation principle, in his assessment, has already been 'tested' on young entrepreneurs: the maximum amount is 500 thousand or 1 million rubles. These funds can be spent on rent and renovation of premises, connection to utility networks, purchase of equipment and software, utilities and communications, partial co-financing, training, and the creation of at least one job. Kamnev proposes implementing the initiative through the network of 'My Business' centers and the SME Corporation — without creating new structures.

Next steps and context

'We at the KPRF are already preparing a corresponding request to the Government. Retirees of internal affairs agencies should be included in the list of priority recipients of state support,' the parliamentarian said. So far, this is only a proposal and the preparation of a request, not an adopted decision. Against this backdrop, Gazeta.Ru also recalls that Moscow police chief Oleg Baranov earlier, in his report on activities for 2025, said the Moscow police were short 30% of their staff, and before that a forensic expert criticized the idea of sending dismissed Interior Ministry employees to the SVO.