Minister: 15 programs are being implemented in Armenia and Artsakh  aimed at temporary solutions in the post-war period of social  problems of affected citizens

ArmInfo. 15 approved  programs are being implemented in Armenia and Artsakh, aimed at  temporary solutions in the post-war period of social problems of the  affected citizens.  Minister of Labor and Social Affairs of the  Republic of Armenia Mesrop Arakelyan stated this at a press  conference in Yerevan on December 25.

According to him, one of these programs is aimed at financial  assistance to citizens registered in Karabakh. It provides for the  provision of 68 thousand drams for each person, plus 15 thousand  drams for those who do not have property. As of today, about 90  thousand people or about 98% of the beneficiaries have already taken  advantage of this program, for the implementation of which about 6.5  billion drams were allocated from the state budget. The Minister  stated that there is a small group of people who were denied  participation in this project. On each separate case, discussions are  underway with the Karabakh partners. Since yesterday, an electronic  platform has been launched to receive complaints and applications,  where citizens have the opportunity to submit their justifications  and become beneficiaries of the program.

Another program concerns the residents of Karabakh who found  themselves outside their settlements controlled by Azerbaijan.  According to rough estimates, we can talk about 30 thousand  beneficiaries, of which 5 thousand have already received assistance.  We are talking about financial assistance in the amount of 300  thousand drams for each adult and minor.

The next program, providing assistance in the amount of 250 thousand  drams for each beneficiary, is designed for persons who, due to the  destroyed real estate, are currently unable to live in their homes.  The acceptance of applications within the framework of this program  will begin tomorrow.

From today, the implementation of a project to provide financial  assistance to families who have sheltered Karabakh residents begins.  This category of citizens in Armenia will receive 30 thousand drams,  and in Artsakh - 45 thousand drams.

From January 2021, another program will be launched, which will  affect persons temporarily employed in Armenia. They will receive  assistance in the form of wages in the amount of 100 thousand drams,  and employers - 34 thousand drams for each employee. In addition, the  residents of Artsakh involved in community work on a daily basis will  also be able to benefit from assistance in the amount of 8 thousand  drams for each day of work. Details on this program, as the minister  noted, will be presented in January 2021.

Two more programs concern citizens of Armenia, whose property was  damaged as a result of hostilities on the territory of the republic.  The regional administrations made an inventory of this property, on  the basis of which the citizens of Armenia received individual  compensation in the amount of 50 million drams for each destroyed  real estate. A program has already been developed to provide  assistance to the families of killed and wounded civilians. Thus, the  families of the killed citizens will receive a one-time aid in the  amount of 5 million drams, and the families of wounded citizens -  from 1 to 3 million drams, depending on the degree of disability.

As the minister noted, a number of other programs are being  implemented, including in the area of servicemen through the  Insurance Foundation for Servicemens, as well as a program to pay for  utilities. Some programs, the minister continued, are temporary in  nature - from three to six months, since the government of Karabakh  is making efforts for restoration work, but projects will be carried  out as long as it is vital.