Vladimir Putin held a meeting of the Council for the Implementation of Priority National Projects and Demographic Policy. The meeting's agenda included measures aimed at improving the demographic situation in Russia.

The socioeconomic situation in the region was the main subject of discussion.

Deputy Prime Minister and Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy to the North Caucasus Federal District Alexander Khloponin reported to Vladimir Putin on the implementation of the North Caucasus development programme.

The discussion addressed progress in implementing the healthcare modernisation programme, as well as reforming the pension system.

Vladimir Putin signed Executive Order On the Presidential Council for the Implementation of Priority National Projects and Demographic Policy.

Vladimir Putin held a meeting on implementing social policy measures set out in presidential executive orders, in particular, public-sector wage rises, state support for big families, and the education system’s development.

Vladimir Putin presented in the Kremlin the Order of Parental Glory to parents of large families raising between 7 and 13 children. The families come from eight Russia regions: Volgograd, Kaluga, Nizhny Novgorod and Sverdlovsk regions, Trans-Baikal and Khabarovsk territories and republics of Ingushetia and Komi.

Vladimir Putin signed Executive Order On Measures to Implement the Demographic Policy of the Russian Federation.

Dmitry Medvedev held an expanded meeting of the State Council.

Mr Artamonov briefed Dmitry Medvedev on support programmes for families with many children and development of pre-school education facilities in the region.

Dmitry Medvedev was briefed on progress made in implementing presidential instructions, in particular with regard to providing housing to the Great Patriotic War (1941–1945) veterans, increasing the efficiency of utilities services, boosting the birth rate and rendering support for families with many children.

Dmitry Medvedev visited the Petrozavodsk Palace of Creativity for Children and Teenagers, where he had a meeting with professionals working in preschool education and at children's cultural institutions, and librarians.

The meeting, which took place in videoconference format, discussed the state of progress in implementing presidential instructions, including on renovating and developing the network of pre-school establishments, provision of land for large families, introducing a regional maternity capital in order to support young families, and establishing presidential cadet corps in all federal districts by 2014.

Dmitry Medvedev presented the Order of Parental Glory to parents of large families of 6–13 children at a ceremony at the Grand Kremlin Palace coinciding with International Children’s Day.

Dmitry Medvedev discussed current issues of the region’s development with the governor.

Following a meeting of the Council for the Implementation of Priority National Projects and Demographic Policy on January 19, 2010, the Prime Minister, presidential plenipotentiaries to the Federal Districts and heads of Russia’s constituent entities were instructed to ensure that the first stage of measures to implement Russia’s demographic policy through to 2025 was delivered in 2010.

The two main issues on the agenda were improving the investment climate and raising the quality of state regulation of the economy.

Dmitry Medvedev met with speakers of the two chambers of the Federal Assembly, their deputies and heads of key committees in the Council of Federation and State Duma. This meeting format is to become regular.