He explained that "on the initiative of the president, they are provided with a monthly allowance for each child."

“We will direct over 21 billion rubles for such payments.

This is additional funds to the 254 billion that have already been allocated this year for the constituent entities of Russia, ”Mishustin said.

Earlier it was reported that the parents of 19.4 million children in Russia received lump-sum payments to the school.

As it became known, the Russian government has allocated more than 204 billion rubles for payments to schoolchildren.