BELHYDROMET

On March 31, the Government of the Republic of Belarus adopted Resolution No. 150 "О проведении республиканского субботника в 2026 году" ("On Holding a National Clean‑Up Day in 2026").

According to the document, republican state administration bodies and other state organizations subordinate to the Government of the Republic of Belarus, local executive and administrative bodies, as well as other organizations, are recommended to voluntarily hold a national clean‑up day (subbotnik) on April 18, 2026.

The clean‑up day may be conducted at workplaces.

It may also include landscaping, improvement, and bringing into proper condition the following:

- facilities and areas of populated localities;
- landmark sites;
- historical and cultural values;
- memorial complexes, sites of military and wartime glory, graves of soldiers and partisans from the Great Patriotic War.

Funds earned on the day of the national clean‑up day, including at workplaces, in amounts voluntarily determined by employees – including those whose work is not related to the production of goods (works) or the provision of paid services – shall be transferred through district and city executive committees to regional executive committees and the Minsk City Executive Committee in accordance with the procedure established by the Ministry of Finance. These funds will be allocated to the Ministry of Culture for the creation of a permanent exhibition at the under‑construction National Historical Museum of Belarus and for other related works.

Non‑profit organizations that participate in the clean‑up day by decision of their teams may transfer corresponding funds in a voluntarily determined amount in accordance with the procedure established by the Ministry of Finance.

Deductions from the wages of employees for whom April 18, 2026, is a working day shall be made by employers with their written consent, in amounts voluntarily determined by the employee teams themselves.

A temporary working group has been established to prepare and conduct the national clean‑up day, headed by Deputy Prime Minister Natalia Petkevich. The group includes heads of several ministries, the National Statistical Committee, regional executive committees, and the Minsk City Executive Committee.

The Ministry of Transport and Communications, regional executive committees, and the Minsk City Executive Committee have been instructed to ensure the uninterrupted operation of passenger transport on April 18, 2026, while the Ministry of Information has been tasked with arranging media coverage of the preparation and conduct of the national clean‑up day.

Source: National Legal Internet Portal of the Republic of Belarus