Mr. Putin thank you. Thank you. Dear members of the council and of the state, and dear citizens. The address to the federal assembly for the first time we do it in the beginning of this year. We need to resolve large scale technological goals as soon as possible. Its implementation demands new quality of the state management. The work of the government on all the levels and direct dialogue with citizens. Today, our society has demand for changes. People want development. Iny want to move forward their professions and knowledge and their wellbeing. They are ready to take responsibility for the specific jobs they are doing. They know what should be changing, how it should be changing, where they work all over the country. Must be of the changes increased with each year with the result that people can feel provide good quality of life with the active participation of our citizens. For store depends on how many people who will have in our country. I would like to start with this on the demographics, how many children will be born in russian families in five years or ten years. What will be due for the improvement of the country and what values will be the foundation for them and their future lives . There are almost 147 Million People living in russia now, but we are entering a very difficult demographic period. From what we have we manage to get those demographics and with that population growth that is why we have more and more school generationut now the are starting to have families, and the birth rate is going down. Thats the problem with the demographic period that russia is going throughout the moment. The fertility rate, so the number of births per women in 2019, was 1. 5. Is that a lot or not enough . Not a lot for our country. A lot of European Countries have the same rate, but it is not enough for our country. Just to compare, 1. 3 is what we had in 1943 during the great patriotic war. It was worse in the 1990s. 1. 16. 9, it was it was even worse than during the great patriotic war. Sometimes people had to pronounce from having renounce from having children and of course we are wary of the prospects. We must face this challenge, not only to prevail from this demographic trap, but also to get the stable natural growth of the population of the country. In 2024, the fertility rate must be 1. 7. Demographics is an area that has no universal solution. Every step we make, every law, every state program must be evaluated from the point of view of the Higher National priority of multiplying the population of russia. [applause] building longterm policy to support the families, we must align ourselves on the specific situation. We must deal with what difficulties the young family that doesnt have children yet. Matter,ple, a nursery funds from the federal budget to help the region before the end of 2021 to create 255,000 new places in the nurseries. And 2019, instead of 90,000 places like this, only 78,000 were created. Of them were just 37,500 places in the nurseries. The other nurseries dont have a license, so they cant educate children. They cannot take care of the children. My colleagues, that is not the way to work. What are we doing . 77,000, we have created and we are not completely operational. Half of them are not operational. Must have 177. 3. I urge you. You must do it. You must fill this gap. We must work to support the families. There is some more urgent problem that is a direct threat to our demographic future. It is the low income of our citizens and families according to different evaluations. 70 to 80 of low income families are the families that have children, and you are well aware of that. Quite often, when even those parents have jobs, incomes are fairly modest. What we have already done, starting from january of this year, the families that have less than sufficient see wages are going to have payments for first and second children up to three years of age. This depends on the subsistence the level in the specific region. 11,000 rubles. It depends on the region. These are average figures. With the support of the federal budget, there are famous for the third and subsequent children. Now includes all regions of the euros and the far east. It is a significant support for the families. I think you also understand that when that child turns three, the payments stop. Family can get into a difficult situation, how it happens now. We cannot allow this, especially understanding that before working go to school, and taking care of the children, you are well aware of having children and grandchildren, they are getting sick a lot, so mothers can go to work. Kidsly payments for the from three to seven years of age, including. [applause] starting with the first of january, 2020 of the current year. [applause] is going to be affected by this measure and how should this work . The payments will be received by families who are not over one subsistence he rate per person. These are families with difficult situations. To get the payment, one should just apply for the payment and state official income. This must be facilitated and convenient and simple for the citizens so they do not have to stand in line and do not have any restrictions. Or they can do it remotely by relevant state web portals your have alreadyas i mentioned, the income can vary. The payments at the first stage will be half of the substance and see subsistence he rate. Subsistancy rate. Reachinglies are not the subsistence level. Year, each region will depend on the region to faye the full subsistence wage. Once again, the figures are going to very. In average, it will be 11,000 per kid per month. We are to need serious resources to adjust the federal budget. Parliamentting the to do it as quick as possible. The regions should also do their part of work. What else should be done and also in a short time, last year, i mentioned to extend the practice of the social contract because this must become an of improvingogram life quality for each family in need. The state is going to provide regular payments to help for retraining and improve the qualifications and help finding jobs or starting a small business. By giving this. Or to people with low incomes, finding jobs, or to be responsible doing whatever needs to be done. The regions started this mechanism already. Its sufficiency is not high yet. Impact onot a lot of the resulting measure with the low income families. I would like to ask the government to take into consideration this experience and adjust the principles of the social contract and expand the support so that by 2021 this mechanism starts working in all the regions of the federation. I would like to grow your attention. I am speaking now to the hats of the regions. We are going to Pay Attention not just to the number of the social contracts, but the resolution of the problem with poverty. In 2006 when i made this address to the federal assembly, i sat remember, nowi lets talk about the important thing, the main thing. I suggested the maternity Welfare Program back then. Its main goal was to help the families that are making decisions about having a second child. Now this program is working until the 31st of december 2021. I know that people are asking what the state is going to do after the 31st of december 2021. We are going to extend this program. At least until the 31st of december 2026. [applause] that must be made. Today that is not enough. Young people,t those who start their families and dream about having children. In this regard, i would like to suggest Additional Solutions regarding the maternity welfare system that should come in force on the first of january, 2020. After having the first child, the family will have the right to get maternity payments. Adjustment from 466,000 rubles. That a familyount was supposed to get after having a second child and subsequent children. This support will help families prepare to have a second child. At the moment, that is not enough. Facing the demographic challenges, it is not enough for the country. We must do more. I suggest increasing the maternity welfare on 150,000 more. The right to get this additional funds for the maternity welfare, the family will get when the second child is born, so the total amount of maternity welfare will be 616,000 617 rubles. Future, is going to be adjusted annually. With that, i think that if a family has a child now, after the birth of the second child, the maternity welfare must be i would like to add, we already made the decision to offer the third child born that the state is going to pay 450,000 rubles of its mortgage. In total, the family with three ldren will get the health the help to resolve its mistake housing problems in the amount of more than one million reasons one million rubles. It is more than half of the housing price, and 6 Mortgage Rate for the families with three or more children. We have extended it for the whole period of the Mortgage Loan. In the families who use this option has increased tenfold. There is a special program for the young families. A Mortgage Loan with 2 increase interest rate. I would like to suggest to the heads of the regions to use this more actively. I have always mentioned the payments for the kids to three to seven years, that is not all that we can and must do. When a child goes to school, parents have more time to get a butand additional income, the expenses to prepare a child for school also increase, and the family has more to think about. The family must be supported. In this regard, i suggest to give free hot meals to all Elementary School students from the first until fourth grade. Of course, we had a lot of discussions regarding this, we talked a lot about this. Itcolleagues, by and large, is not that they were expensive and did not want to support the children. They said it was not fair that people with good income and little income will get the same help from the state. It does make sense, and that is true. But, there is a different kind of logic in our society. Everyone must feel equal. Parents that and are humiliated by their situation as of today must not they cannot even feed their children. For our society it is an important thing. Lot, ev and it a soviet times with wide social support, the state did not support it. Gaps in theave such social strata then. I think it is a justified step. Hot and healthy meals. I would like to underscore this. I think we should use federal, regional, and local resources. It is not only about money. We must create infrastructure. Canteens, supply roads, and get quality products for the kids. Even back in soviet times, it was not done. It will take time, but in those regions in schools that are technically innovated, hot meals oft be supplied at the first september 2020. I would suggest my colleagues start this program no later than 2023. So that, in all of the schools, the student must get free, hot quality meals. This significance of the measures that we are using is in oiled andf a well efficient system of Family Support so that the income of those citizens who are raising children are enough to have a good quality of life. I would like to reiterate what i have already said, the steps that we made in the Previous Year have already yielded results. But, in the past, that is why in russia we have a large generation. These are the kids going to kindergarten and to school now. It is important so that they manystood the value of children families, that families are love, and the joy of paternity and maternity. It is a link between generations. Taking care of the elders and children is something that unites people, and give some protection of safety and security, and that upcoming generations will adopt this as something that will becomes a basis in their adult lives. We will resolve the historical task, and russia will be developed as a successful country. [applause] family and of the the family values is something that we are doing for the future and generations that will live in the age of a large technical and societal changes. Could becomethey part of this future and could use all of their potential, we must come up with all of the conditions for them, so that every child could get a good quality education. 90 millionoing about schoolchildren, almost 6 million more than 2010. Some people think that you can influence the demographics, so to allocate large funds to develop demographic demographics does not make sense. Things e we see support of the Families Matter and work, and are doing better than we expected. It is great that schools have so many children, but at the same time, students impact the quality of education. So i urge the government to keep in mind demographic and other factors to calculate how many Additional School places must be created. And, in some implement necessary adjustments to the National Education program. We should be flexible in this, not just building new schools, but using other structures to reach these goals. We must use modern technology to educate children. Almost all schools have an inernet connection, and 2021, they must not just be connected, they must have a highspeed connection that will allow them to start the Digital Transformation of the russian schools that will provide access for students and teachers to the teaching programs that will help them reveal the potential of every child. Childreny centers for are being developed, and the same thing should be done for art, music, and other art projects. Ise than 8 billion rubles allocated to buy musical interests. This is bigger than that. Aret 1000s of facilities about 1000 facilities are becoming dilapidated. I asked the governments to help the regions to get bring them into good shape. After all, it is your responsibility. School, thedern modern teacher, high status, and by the middle of this decade the National System of the professional approach must be extended to more than half of the teachers of the country. Not only in the general education, but Vocational Education too. The leaders of the class are closer to the children, and they work with the children, raising and educating the children. And, it demands a special kind teacherration of such a and very special preparation. September, newof additional payments must be implemented to the foreign teachers in the amount of no less than 5000 rubles using the federal budget funds. We had a lot of discussions about that also. Because, it is the responsibility of the regions. But what is a foreign teacher . A mentor, and federal function. [applause] course, i would like to draw your attention to that. Over the current payments for being a teacher would like to remain. I willed i would like to throw your attention to that and monitor the situation. I have talked a lot about the salaries of the teachers of the doctors, and people in the Public Sector from the executive orders. It must be strictly followed, and i am coming back to this topic not for nothing. Issue,o not monitor this then a lot of people here are drop of it, they want to the subject, and you should not do it. We are talking about people who working in very important spheres and the life of the country. Their job must be compensated thoroughly, and we will have more graduates in the future years. We must keep and maintain the access for the higher education, which is equal for all. I would like to increase the , and regional colleges must get more of this federally grants, especially in those deficit ofhave a teachers and engineers. It is morton tosh it is not about just numbers, it is not just numbers, but businesses are considering strengthening curriculums and infrastructure, social infrastructure. Training andm of retraining so that students are taught and uptodate manner and can start a career. The job market is changing. New professions are appearing and there are more demands for the professions that already exist. Modern schools must react to these changes quickly and offer the secondary educations. Students must choose a new program. It is not that easy to make this work, but it is something that we must do. The talented people start to become leaders in the national development. We started a project. More than 3. 5 Million People made it in competitions and olympiads. This will be developed further. Last year for the first time in cityry, the life expensing expectancy was more than 73 years, eight years more than 2000. It is a result of social, and economic changes, and the promotion of the Healthy Lifestyle values. And, the whole system of health care. Support of the maternity, and the children, for their health also helped a lot. Child death rate as it is at a historical minimum. This is better than some European Countries. I am well aware that the society in a lot of developed countries is pretty critical regarding their health care systems, and you are well aware of this, almost in every country in every country citizens criticize their health care no matter how it looks from here. Even if it looks wellbuilt and what we have but achieved shows that if we have certain goals that we can get certain results. What i would like to reiterate peopleng health care, are known, not by numbers. If a person has to go to an Outpatient Clinic and waits for weeks, this person would not be interested in life expectancy, this person will think about his or her life and health, about medical assistance without any obstacles. At the moment we must focus their efforts on the primary link of health care. Familyrson and every gets in touch, that is where we have the most complicated and problems for our populate problems for our population. Year we have to finish the deployment of the paramedic stations in all of the areas, but it does not mean that all the problems are solved. Thatld like to emphasize their work is not about writing out certificates and sending people to the district centers. Ais local staff can have chance to help in real ways using modern equipment and highspeed internet connections. I would like to ask the Russian National fund to keep it under control, the construction of such paramedic stations, and we will also up date the primary lanes clinics, Outpatient Clinics, hospitals, and ambulance stations. The result is that we have allocated an additional 550 billion rubles, more than 90 are in funding. In federal funding. I would urge the regions to find funds and resolve the housing pr