“The situation in the field of fertility in our country continues to be difficult. Yes, in some months this year your rates were higher than last year. But in general the trend leaves things to be done, until now fewer children are born. in Russia than a year ago,” he said. He is at a meeting of the Council for Strategic Planning and National Projects.
“We have already discussed this, we have issued special instructions: propose additional measures in the demographic sphere,” said the head of state. He also recalled that the regions have their own programs to stimulate the birth rate. “I ask the federal government to provide all necessary assistance to colleagues for the successful implementation of these programs,” Vladimir Putin said.
In his opinion, it is necessary to additionally support families, “future mothers, our traditional values, unite the efforts of the State, society, religious denominations and together achieve a turning point in the situation.”
“And, I repeat, it is difficult now: after all, we are again facing squarely the consequences of the demographic failures of previous decades,” the president concluded.
