The key facts

  • On November 11, the State Duma will consider counting military service toward municipal service seniority
  • Second reading: a bill on indexing one-time benefits for security personnel and military personnel
  • Volodin: 183 federal laws have been adopted in support of SVO participants

What is on the agenda for the plenary session

At its plenary session on November 11, the State Duma plans to consider a bill proposing that periods of military service under contract and service in the National Guard troops be counted toward municipal service seniority. This was announced by the chairman of the lower house, Vyacheslav Volodin, whose remarks were cited by Gazeta.Ru.

Indexation of benefits

On the same day, the second reading is planned for a bill on indexing one-time benefits for law enforcement officers, their family members, and military personnel. According to the State Duma, adopting the document will make it possible to index such payments taking into account inflation at the time of payment — that is, the amount of the benefit will be determined not at the moment it is established, but at the moment it is actually paid.

Context and previous directives

“Supporting our defenders — soldiers, officers, law enforcement officers and security agency personnel — is one of the key priorities of the State Duma. Over the course of the eighth convocation, 183 federal laws have been adopted in this area. We continue working to expand legislative guarantees for SVO participants and their loved ones,” Gazeta.Ru quotes Volodin as saying. Both documents scheduled for November 11 continue the line set by the president's directives: on October 26, Vladimir Putin recommended considering the issue of additional support measures for the pregnant wives of SVO participants, and earlier he ordered the inclusion of data on support for SVO fighters in national projects.