self-supporting basis means that the enterprise or organization Itself {wlthln certain limits) can choose the most attainable final result and the dates of attaining It, and when the final result has been gained, then the possibility (again within certain limits) to utilize the resulting material advantages. The major principle of the self-supporting basis Is that the 421 material advantages may be gained only when the final result will be realized actually In the Industry and, basically, In a material form. Unfortunately, as It wtl I b~ shown below, this principle Is not always observed owing to some_ reasons. The self-supporting basis had been ltnroduced In the Industry In the present form In the second half of the 1960's· The self-supporting basis In science or the self-supporting system of organizing work for the development, mastering and Introduction of new machinery had been real I zed gradually In some ministries In 1969-1979. The Ministry of the Eloectrotechnlcal Industry had been transferred In 1969 to this system of organizing work, then some more ministries, and In 1980 all the Industrial ministries of the country had been transferred to this system In accordance with the decision of June 12, 1979, •on Improving planning and Intensifying the effect of the economic mechanism on Increasing the effectiveness of production and quality of work•. Since that time the system has proved Its effectiveness during these years and It has been decided, to transfer six more branches of the national economy to It by 1987: construction, transport, communications, agriculture, geological exploration, and logistics. FUNDS FOR ECONOMIC STIMULATION It Is necessary to stress two major aspects of this system: the creation of SFDST for financing measures on scientific­ technical progress. mentioned earl ler, and the creation of special funds at scientific-research organizations that also stimulate the development of work on scientific-technical 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the concept of self-supporting basis in the context of industry and economic development. It mentions the creation of funds for scientific-technical progress, special funds at scientific-research organizations, and the transfer of various ministries to this system. The text also highlights the effectiveness of this system in improving production and quality of work. Given these themes, it is likely that the text is more closely related to economic development and industry.

**Category**
Economic development, Industry