Implementation of national projects in the Russian Federation: approaches and results

The article presents approaches to assessing the effectiveness of national projects and analyzes the first stage of their implementation. In the course of the conducted scientific research, domestic and foreign studies in the field of evaluating the effectiveness of the implementation of government projects and programs have been studied and summarized. Based on them, the main directions have been identified that make it possible to improve the modern methodology for evaluating national projects used in domestic practice. The main scientific result of the study is the author’s assessment of the preliminary results of the implementation of national projects in 2019-2024 in the Russian Federation based on an analysis of the achievement of the designated targets. Based on the results of the analysis, conclusions are drawn about the lack of objectivity of existing methods in assessing the effectiveness of national projects. Recommendations are given for inclusion in the assessment system in addition to quantitative and qualitative indicators.