technology,· ·production mena.ge~~ent. The prizes of ministries• depertmen'ts and Councils of Mlnlsters o_f the union republics, .range In amount free 3,000 to ~o.ooo roubles. SoMe other pr 1 zes have been esteb II shed for profounf achievements In the· Jlevelop•nt of science and technology, Including prizes, which are granted by the USSR Academy of SCiences, and· prizes of the USSR Exhibition of·Achleve .. nts o• the National Economy. All these prestigious prizes are granted to collectives of authors, who contributed greatly to accelerating scientific• technical progress. gained profound results In retstng the effec• tfveness of the developed ·new 11ech lnery and technotogy, provided priority of Soviet science end tech.nology on dtfferen.t areas "of knowledge. The outstanding achievements of the collectives of scientists end production workers Induce other collectives to attain Just as valuable results·, thereby ensuring en active stimulating effect of these prizes on accelerating the rate 4f sctentlflc•technlcel progress In the netloant econo•Y• . Attention should be given to one more stimulating factor. A system of reaunerettn.g the labour of sclentlst.s by the method· of the Physlco•Ch .. lcal .Institute ~ed after L.Y. Kerpov ls·befnf checked now ex~erlmentally for so•e years In ·several dozens o research organizations. The essence o~ It Is that, by certifying the workers with consideration of their contrtbut.fon to telence• they ere granted a higher or. on the contrary, a lower salary for a ~ertlen ttme and within certlen liMits. which are wider than the existing salary •fork•. Data. publlthed In the press, Indicate that a reduction or Increase of the salarles.renders a strong effect on the efficiency of the scientists• labour, Induces the most capable ones to put forward aiJ their efforts• while the Incapable ones leave the area of scientifi-c ec;:tlvlttes. 
**Analysis**
The text primarily discusses the incentives and rewards given to scientists and production workers in the Soviet Union to promote scientific and technological progress, including prizes and a system of paying salaries based on an individual's contribution to science. It highlights the importance of these incentives in accelerating scientific and technical progress and improving the efficiency of labor.

**Category**
Science and technology, Education