The steps announced by the President of the Russian Federation will be the most important humanitarian task for the party and the most ambitious program aimed at helping young mothers. This was stated by the acting secretary of the General Council of the United Russia Andrei Turchak. "The stimulus measures announced today will contribute to increasing the financial stability of families and, as a result, increasing the birth rate," Turchak said, quoted by the party's press service. Turchak noted that earlier measures had been taken to improve demography in the country, and as the statistics showed, they proved to be effective. For example, infants and mothers began to die less and less, kindergartens for children aged 3-7 years became more accessible, whereas before taking measures people had to take places in huge queues to get a place for a child. New hospitals and perinatal centers also began to appear more often. But despite obvious successes it is not necessary to relax, said Turchak. He promised that the party will promptly consider and support the measures at the legislative level, and control over their implementation will be the main task of United Russia. "Within the framework of the" Decade of Childhood ", which starts from the new 2018, the whole complex of these issues will become a priority for the Party," he added..

Earlier, Vladimir Putin said that from January 1, 2018, Russian mothers will receive monthly payments of an average of 10.5 thousand rubles for the birth of the first child up to one and a half years. In addition, the head of state proposed to extend the maternity capital program until December 31, 2021 and expand its scope of application.