Russian govt to discuss demographic policy concept up to 2025

MOSCOW, February 17 (Itar-Tass) -- The presidium of the Russian
government will meet on Thursday, February 17, to discuss a demographic
policy concept up to 2025.
An unprecedented amount of money - more than 1,600 billion roubles -
will be earmarked for this purpose in the next five years, including 876
billion roubles in 2011 and in the projected period of 2012-2013.
"The implementation of the programme will make it possible to
stabilise the population at 142 million by 2015" and "life expectancy
should reach 70 years", the government said. This indicator was 69 years
in 2010.
"By the end of 2015, the birth rate should grow by 30 percent from
2006," the government said.
Minister of Economic Development Elvira Nabiullina will present
amendments to the law on energy saving and energy efficiency that postpone
the mandatory use of gas meters in private households until 2015.
Minister of Health and Social Development Tatyana Golikova will
propose funding for the treatment of Russian bobsledder Irina Skvortsova
who was seriously injured during a competition in Germany.
Defence Minister Anatoly Serdyukov will present amendments allowing
army personnel and their families abroad to receive free medical aid in
their units' medical institutions.
Minister of Natural Resources Yuri Trutnev will speak on the Water
Strategy up to 2020.
Industry and Trade Minister Viktor Khristenko will present a draft law
on computation of time that streamlines the application of law in this
field.
Agriculture Minister Yelena Skrynnik will report on amendments to the
regulation on her ministry, and Deputy Transport Minister Sergei Aristov
will put forth amendments to the regulation on the Federal Service for
Transportation Supervision.
Emergencies Minister Sergei Shoigu will propose budget appropriations
to Tyva, Stavropol Territory, Leningrad region, and Altai Territory for
dealing with the consequences of natural calamities.