INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
At least 11 Russian regions will pay female trainees 100,000 rubles (under $1,000) starting next year in exchange for giving birth, the news
outlet 7x7reported Tuesday.The childbirth rewards will enter into force on Jan
1, 2025, as President Vladimir Putin seeks to attend to the countrys deepening demographic crisis, which has been intensified by Russias
lethal invasion of Ukraine.TheTomsk andAltai regions in southern Siberia are the most recent areas to promise 100,000 rubles for young
student moms this week.The giving birth bonuses were firstannounced in July by northern Russias republic of Karelia, which stated the birth
of a stillborn kid would not be covered.The eligibility criteria vary by region, but they all need for potential moms to be full-time
students and between the ages of 18-to-23 or 18-to-25 when they offer birth.Concerns over reproductive rights have actually grown as Russian
females face increasing pressure to have more kids
So far authorities in Russia have banned child-free way of lives as an extremist ideology, outlawed coercion into abortion, andincreased and
extended federal state maternity payments, to name a few steps.President Vladimir Putin has called for families of 3 or more kids to be
thought about the norm as Russias birth rate dropped to its most affordable level in 25 years while mortality rates continue to increase.
