ArmInfo. From July 1, 2019, salaries for servicemen will increase in Armenia. On May 8, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan told reporters at a large press conference, summing up the annual activities of the country's government.
According to the Prime Minister, the wages of ordinary military servicemen - contract servicemen will increase by about 20%, and military personnel on combat duty, by about 30%. The size of the monetary allowance for contract soldiers will also increase. 5.7 billion drams were allocated from the government reserve fund to solve the housing problems of retired servicemen. These obligations of the state, assured Nikol Pashinyan, will be fully implemented, including with regard to beneficiaries from Yerevan. The number of compulsory military service personnel who carried out combat duty decreased by 700 people. They were replaced by contract servicemen. The RA Police forces also carry out combat duty on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border. In addition, as the head of the government noted, 47 cross-border combat posts have been provided with industrial electricity, 73 - with round-the-clock water supply, 180 - refrigerators. In the near future, a further 45 border posts will be provided with refrigerators. 385 washing machines were transferred to military units. Throughout the Armenian-Azerbaijani border, 136 new surveillance cameras have been installed, and this process will continue. The quality of food for servicemen, who began to receive lavash, potatoes, vegetable oil, onions, tomato paste, also improved, and tomatoes, cucumbers, honey, black pepper, pepper, pasta and other products will also be provided during the season.
Military conscripts are provided with the necessary attributes of hygiene. In the near future, the quality of clothing and footwear will increase. The amount of allocations for rent for officers increased by 24%, and 107 soldiers were provided with apartments free of charge.