Penza, 25 September 2013. PenzaNews. Senator Vladimir Edalov read out loud the appeal of the governor of the Penza region Vasily Bochkarev with a proposal to include the Day of civil servant in the list of holiday dates of Russia during the 337th plenary session of the Federation Council on Wednesday, September 25.

“The senators also discussed the aftermath of flooding in the Far East of Russia, and health issues,” the press service of the Russian Federation Council told news agency “PenzaNews.”

In the end of August, the governor of the Penza region Vasily Bochkarev appealed to the Council of the Federation suggesting to introduce the Day of a civil servant. In a letter to the chairman of the upper house of the Federal Assembly of Russia Valentina Matvienko, the head of the region explained that there are over 700 thousand civil servants.

The date for the celebration suggested by the governor is January 24. It was on January 24, 1722 Peter I approved the law on the procedure of public service in the Russian Empire, which was named “Table of Ranks.”