Head of Bashkiria: Supporting family is our constant priorities

“Thanks to the responsible work and unity of the residents of Bashkortostan, the past year, even in difficult conditions, has become successful for us. I will dwell on its main results,” said Radiy Khabirov, addressing the State Assembly of the Republic with his annual message.

“I’ll start with the social sphere - the closest and most important for people. First of all, from demographics.

The president of the country declared next year the Year of the Family. This again emphasizes that our constant priorities are strengthening family values and supporting motherhood, fatherhood, and childhood.

Over 10 years, the number of large families in the republic has increased by a quarter (27.4%) to 59 thousand. In terms of their number, we are the first in the Volga Federal District and the seventh in Russia. Our birth rate (8.9 per thousand) is higher than the national average (8.7) and the district (8.2). More than 230 thousand families with children enjoy benefits. This year, we allocated more than 25 billion rubles to pay monthly benefits in connection with the birth and upbringing of a child. As a new support measure, they began to compensate the cost of paid full-time education in colleges for 2.5 thousand students from large families,” said Radiy Khabirov.

Author: Azat Gizzatullin