“Taking into account that the estimates of senior officials of the regions will be updated before October 1, I propose to include, in addition to the life expectancy indicator, the total fertility rate in the assessment of senior officials of the regions,” said. saying.
According to Golikova, thanks to this indicator it will be possible to draw conclusions about the success of the regions in maintaining and increasing the population.
At the same time, it is necessary to rethink programs to increase the birth rate in the regions, taking into account regional priorities and national characteristics, considers the Deputy Prime Minister.
