According to the document, payments will be increased to match the subsistence minimum for the working-age population in the region where the students reside. For Bashkortostan, the monthly amount is 17,202 rubles. As a result, the average pregnancy and childbirth benefit for female students will be around 90,000 rubles.
Raising the well-being of expectant mothers and young families is one of the key priorities, says State Duma Chairman Vyacheslav Volodin. In his view, the number of families with children — including large families — should grow in the country.