lete utilization of the raw material and economy of laboor, material-technical and fuel-energy resources. Is the most effl• ~lent direction of scientific-technical progress. Thus, ~ew technologies, Introduced In the extrectlve branches of the Industry. change redlcally the Ideas on the mehtods of drawing deposits. considered earlier as non•prospec­tlve. Advanced methods of extracting u~eful minerals ensvre an Increase In production from the entrails of the earth •• Our planned transition to qualitatively new methods and means of Increasing the oil recovery of the formation. the extraction of coal, non-ferrous metal ore and other useful mlneal~ makes It possible to Increase the output of these valuable raw materials by 15-201. New technologies render great help In the uti I lzatlon of energy and material-technical resources. and reduction of labour expenditures. For example, enlargement of the unit capacities of the basic technological equipment In the power Industry. I.e. replacement of power-generating units of 300 MW units with 800 MW has made It possible to reduce the specific capital Investments ln the construction of electric power stations by 8-101, the specific labour expenditures In construction by 15-201, the specific consumption of conditional fuel by 3-41. the specific number of servicing personnel by 40-501, and the specific metal capacity of the equipment by 15-201. Various economic levers. which are of Interest to the designers and manufacturers of new machinery, In accelerating their developments and Introduction Into practice. In· reducing the cycle "Investigation-production"• are applied In the national economy of our country In order to accelerate the rates of scientific-technical progress to the maximum. ECONOMIC STIMULANTS The economic levers, or stimulants, as they are cal led too. may render effect on different sides of scientific-technical progress: on the process of developing Innovations, the process of their Introduction Into Industrial production. and the process 
**Analysis**
The text primarily focuses on the efficient use of resources, technological advancements, and economic benefits in the industry, particularly in the extractive branches. It highlights the importance of new technologies in increasing production, reducing labor expenditures, and utilizing energy and material-technical resources. The text also discusses the economic levers and stimulants that accelerate scientific-technical progress. Based on this analysis, it is likely that the text falls under the categories related to industry and economic development.

**Category**
Industry, Economic development