He said that on May 12 "there were about 40 thousand hits per minute on the site (public services) to receive these payments."

“Today, nearly 8 million applications have been submitted through the portal of public services, they cover more than 11 million children,” RIA Novosti quoted Kotyakova as saying.

The minister added that “100 thousand people have used the right to physically submit applications through the IFC or the Pension Fund branch.”

On May 11, Russian President Vladimir Putin commissioned from June 1 to make payments in the amount of 10 thousand rubles for each child in the family from three to 15 years old inclusive.