Newborn citizens of Russia will receive gifts from state

UFA, 20 October 2017. /Bashinform News Agency, Galiya Nabieva/. Every newborn in Russia can receive a gift from the state already in the next year. Gifts were included in the draft plan of the main events until 2020 within the framework of the Decade of Childhood, developed by the Ministry of Labor, Izvestia reports.

Gifts are planned to be given to mothers at discharging from a hospital. According to experts, it can be diapers, rattles, crawlers and other essential items for babies mainly of Russian production.

According to the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the initiative will not only support domestic producers, but will also stimulate the improvement of the demographic situation.

The project has already been coordinated in the Ministry of Economic Development. However, there are no specific proposals on how to conduct and finance this event. According to the Ministry of Labor, regions should allocated funds for this initiative by themselves.

In Bashkiria, all mothers on the initiative of the republican authorities receive gifts at discharge from the hospital. The set includes thin and warm baby linen, caps and a blanket for the season. So, if necessary, the baby can try on new clothes when he leaves the hospital. And, of course, the gift is accompanied by a greeting card to the new citizen of the country and his parents.