The number
of families in which second, third and subsequent children are born is growing in
Kazan. These figures were achieved due to the supporting measures to large
families. The extension of the program and its prolongation until at least
2026, announced in the President's Address to the Federal Assembly, will
significantly improve the demographic situation in the country, mayor of Kazan
Ilsur Metshin said today at a Business Monday.
“By the
scope of tasks and opportunities that we have received, the President's Address
is an unprecedented event – the mayor said. The citizens are actively discussing
maternity capital, which has been prolonged until at least 2026”.
For
information, in his Address, the President proposed to extend the maternity
capital program for the birth of the first child. At the same time, the
maternity capital at the birth of the second child will be increased by 150
thousand rubles – up to 616 thousand 617 rubles.
Maternity
capital plays an important role in improving the demographic situation. Thus,
in Kazan, out of the total number of registered birth certificates, the birth
of second and subsequent children was 56%. 280 families had twins, and 5
families had triplet babies.
In total,
19 thousand 684 children were born in Kazan in 2019. Of these, 10 thousand 194 are
girls (52%), and 9 thousand 490 boys (48%), R.Minnullina said. “Now there are
fewer reproductive age people - both men and women. In Kazan, the falling of
birth rates has been observed since 2017 – she said. – At the same time, among the
cities with million plus population in the Volga Federal district, our city remains
a high birth rate”.
“It is good
that the number of families with second and subsequent children is growing in
Kazan. If 10 years ago families basically had one child, now the number of
families in which second, third, and fourth children are born is constantly
growing – commented the mayor of Kazan Ilsur Metshin. – This is a very positive
demographic indicator for us. And the decline in the number of children born is
an objective consequence of the fact that parents are representatives of the
generation of the 90s. We have this figure in the whole country. But the
decline is not crucial”.